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Tables and illustrations

Tables and illustrations. Tables. Good way to present numbers Good way to organize text Eg to compare 2–3 alternatives Refer to them in the text But Tables can be hard to understand Keep them to a minimum Keep them simple. Questions on tables. What is the purpose of this table?

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Tables and illustrations

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  1. Tables and illustrations

  2. Tables • Good way to present numbers • Good way to organize text • Eg to compare 2–3 alternatives • Refer to them in the text • But • Tables can be hard to understand • Keep them to a minimum • Keep them simple

  3. Questions on tables • What is the purpose of this table? • Is this the best way to present data? • How about a graphic? Numbers in the text? • Is the table complete in itself? • How does it relate to the rest of the text?

  4. Data in tables • Put columns and rows in logical order • Put data to compare close to each other • Highlight important numbers • Cut out unnecessary figures • Give round numbers (3.5 tons, not 3.457 tons) • No significance levels or statistical tests • Reduce the number of rows and columns

  5. Tables • Make the title talk • Put detail in a footnote if needed • Say where the information comes from • Date, place, project

  6. Graphics • Important design element • Break up the text • Readers look at them before reading the text • Keep them simple • Make them clear

  7. How about this graphic?

  8. How about this one?

  9. How about this one?

  10. How about this one?

  11. Photos or illustrations?

  12. Photos • Show reality • Show colour • Expensive to reproduce • Hard to find good photos • If you can’t find a good photo, don’t use a bad one What do you see in this photo?

  13. Photographs • Use digital camera • Taking photos • Take photos yourself • Colleagues take photos • Use professional photographer • Build up a photo library • Label photos with place, date, names, subject

  14. Photographs • Photo quality • In focus, correct exposure • Not too light or dark • People doing things • Not just looking at camera • Get up close to subject • Check photo composition • Subject not right in centre • Use framing by trees, objects

  15. Exposing for the sky

  16. Photos • Choose photos carefully • Crop them to highlight area of interest • Give a caption if needed Olivia Njemba (right) shows her tree nursery to visiting extension agents

  17. Illustrations • Attract the eye • Use them to carry a message • Not just for decoration • Provide labels and a caption if needed

  18. Illustrations • Can be clearer than photo • Less distracting detail • Can show things that are not real

  19. Illustrations • Easy to label • Cheap to reproduce • Need to find artist

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