Data presentation

Data presentation is a process of comparing two or more data sets with visual aids, such as
graphs. Using a graph, you can represent how the information relates to other data. This
process follows data analysis and helps organise information by visualising and putting it into a
more readable format. This process is useful in nearly every industry, as it helps professionals
share their findings after performing data analysis.

Types of Data Presentation

Textual

When presenting data in this way, you use words to describe the relationship between
information. Textual presentation enables researchers to share information that cannot display
on a graph. An example of data you may present textually is findings in a study. When a
researcher wants to provide additional context or explanation in their presentation, they may
choose this format because, in text, information may appear more clear. Textual presentation is
common for sharing research and presenting new ideas. It only includes paragraphs and words,
rather than tables or graphs to show data.

Tabular

Tabular presentation is using a table to share large amounts of information. When using this
method, you organise data in rows and columns according to the characteristics of the data.
Tabular presentation is useful in comparing data, and it helps visualise information. Researches
use this type of presentation in analysis, such as:

- Qualitative classification: Qualities including, nationality, age, social status, appearance, and
personality traits may appear in a table to review and compare sociological and psychological
information.
- Quantitative classification: This category includes items you can count or number.
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- Spatial classification: This applies to situations where information uses a basis of location,
such as data on a city, state or region.
- Temporal classification: Time is the variable in this category, so any measure of time,
including, seconds, hours, days or weeks, may help classify the data.

The benefits of using a table to share your data are that it simplifies the data making it easily
consumable to viewers, helps provide a side-by-side comparison of the variables you choose
and it can save space in your presentation because a table condenses the information.

Grapical

This method of displaying data uses diagrams and images. It is the most visual type for
presenting data and provides a quick glance at statistical data. There are four basic types of
diagrams, including:

- Pictograms: This diagram uses images to represent data. For example, to show the number
of books sold in the first release week, you may draw five books, where each image accounts
for 1,000 books and consumers bought 5,000 books.
- Cartograms: This includes any type of map that shares the location of a person, place or
object. For example, cartograms help navigate theme parks so you can find attractions, food
and gift shops.
- Bar graphs: This type uses rectangles of different sizes on an x and y-axis to represent
different amounts in a data set. It depicts numerical values and uses rectangles to display data
for variables in your research.
- Pie charts: In this type of diagram, data appears as a fraction in a circle. This displays any
type of numerical data but works well with fewer variables.

Since they are more visual than the other methods of presenting data, diagrams can share more
information about the relationships between variables in the data set. For example, a bar graph
can show data by colour, and size of the rectangle and use a more advanced bar graph to share
data from multiple variables over time. The graphical presentation also helps read data quickly
and provides an easy comparison.