Effective Figures and Tables
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Problems
▪ The 3-dimensional effect is not needed and adds confusion (where do you read the y-axis value?). ▪ The x-axis labels (key) are off to the side, not below the axis, and are hard to distinguish.
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Abbreviations are not defined.
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There is excessive labeling on the y-axis.
▪ The original number of mice in each group is not indicated.
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C
Figure 15. Numbers of mice surviving at the end of 4 weeks of treatment.
Solutions
▪ The 3-dimensional effect has been removed.
▪ The bar labels appear below the bars on the x-axis.
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Abbreviations are spelled out.
▪ The number of labels along the y-axis has been reduced.
▪ The legend includes the original number of mice in each group.
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Control
Fatty acid Arsenic free
Selenium enhanced
No Se Standard Cafeteria
Figure 15. Numbers of mice surviving at the end of 4 weeks of treatment for each diet group. Each group startedwith 225 mice.
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