2004 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Preparing Figures and Tables
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The Principles of Writing in Psychology
Although figures can be used to illustrate, for example, some piece of apparatus, and tables can be used to present textual material, most commonly they are used to present data in numerical form. The emphasis in this chapter, therefore, is on the design and preparation of such figures and tables. However, the principles involved apply equally to other figures and tables.