Visual Display

Visual displays of data provide you and anyone else with a graphical display of what is often a complex array of quantitative data. A key strength of visualization is the ability to quickly enlighten you with key data. Rather than solely relying on your audience to interpret numerical values and statistics explained in a narrative, a visual display can easily illustrate descriptions, relationships, and trends. Although the focus is on simplicity, the researcher has an obligation to present these graphical displays in a clear and meaningful way.

To prepare for this Discussion:

Create a figure or table from a few selected variables within the dataset.

Finally, think about what is good about how the data are displayed in the figure or table you created and what is not so good.