Statistical computing and graphics. Let's practice what we preach: Turning tables into graphs

Statistical computing and graphics. Let's practice what we preach: Turning tables into graphs

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Article ID: iaor20031673
Country: United States
Volume: 56
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 121
End Page Number: 130
Publication Date: May 2002
Journal: The American Statistician
Authors: , ,
Keywords: communication
Abstract:

Statisticians recommend graphical displays but often use tables to present their own research results. Could graphs do better? We study the question by going through the tables in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Statistical Association. We show how it is possible to improve the presentations using graphs that actually take up less space than the original tables. We find a particularly effective tool to be multiple repeated line plots, with comparisons of interest connected by lines and separate comparisons isolated on different plots.

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