XX大学学术英语PPT学习教案

会计学1中南大学学术英语1234Figure,table,ortext?DesigningfiguresDesigningtablesFigurelegendsandtabletitlesOutline第1页/共28页Thepurposeofthischapter —— TooptimizethepresentationofyourdataThedatapresentation

purpose——toillustrate...,present...,andrecord... guideline——‘‘standalone’’ reference——theInstructionstoContributors articlesinrecentissuesofthejournal第2页/共28页

1、Figure,table,ortext?dependingonthepointormeaningyouwantthereadertoreceivefromthosedata.第3页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresPurposeDesigningeachfigurearoundthepointyouwanttogetacrossmoststrongly.第4页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresConsideration①highlightingvariables;②emphasizingdifferencesorsimilarities;③consideringscale,scaleintervals,maximumandminimumvalues,andstatisticalrepresentations;第5页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresConsideration④beingconsistentwithstylesoffigures;⑤shrinkingyourfigurestothestandardsize.第6页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresKindsandcharacteristics①Piecharts

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2、DesigningfiguresKindsandcharacteristics②Columnandbarcharts

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2、DesigningfiguresKindsandcharacteristics③Linecharts

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2、DesigningfiguresKindsandcharacteristics④Radarcharts

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2、DesigningfiguresAttractattentionFiguresaremostappealingtotheeyewhentheyhave3:2proportions;areboxedwhenthereisrelativelylittleinkinthefigure;areunboxediftherearenumerouslines,barsorcolumns.第11页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresWeaknesses①Thewrongfiguretypehasbeenchosen/

Relationshipsbetweenelementsarenotobvious;②Weakdescriptivetitlesareused;③Dataarerepeatedinthefigure;第12页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresWeaknesses④Themainresultsdon'tbeemphasized;⑤Thefigureisunnecessarilyclutteredwithlines...;⑥Axesarenotlabelleddescriptivelyorarelabelledwiththejargon;第13页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresWeaknesses⑦Unnecessarynumbersareincluded;⑧Datacategoriesarenotsortedorthedesignofrelatedfiguresisnotconsistent.第14页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresRules①highlightthemostimportantinformation;②beessentialtotellingandsupportingthestorywithevidence;③beclearandconsistentinstyleanddonotduplicatedataalreadypresented.第15页/共28页

2、DesigningfiguresExaminingobviousness,prominence?comparisons?thenecessarydetailsofdatasets?theweaknessesabove?第16页/共28页

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3、DesigningtablesPurposeTablesareoftenusedtorecorddataandmeta-dataofastudyandmaycontainanumberofrowsorcolumnswhichrequirecarefulreadingbytheuserbeforethemeaningcanbeappreciated.第18页/共28页

3、DesigningtablesWeaknesses①weakdescriptivetitles;②inclusionofunnecessaryorredundantdata;③inclusionofnon-significantorover-precisenumbers;第19页/共28页

3、DesigningtablesWeaknesses④omissionofnecessarydata;⑤tablenotarrangedtohighlightthemostsignificantresults;⑥datanotsortedtoshowimportantrelationshipsbetweenelements.第20页/共28页

3、DesigningtablesEvaluatingnecessary,prominent?descriptive,story-telling?significant,round?theweaknessesabove?第21页/共28页

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4、FigurelegendsandtabletitlesPurposeFigurelegendsandtabletitlesshouldexplainwhatthedatabeingpresented

areandhighlightthekeypointsofthepartoftheresultsstorypresentedthere.第23页/共28页

4、FigurelegendsandtabletitlesParts①Atitle;②Detailsofresultsormodels;③Additionalexplanationofthecomponentsoressentialdetails;第24页/共28页

4、Figurelegendsandtableti