• DocumentCode
    1330289
  • Title

    Report construction: Tables

  • Author

    Buehler, M.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    29
  • Lastpage
    32
  • Abstract
    The basic principles of `patterning´ numerical data into tables are explained and illustrated with examples. The use of similarities between tables and graphs can help in visualizing the table´s structural framework. Grouping information to bring out relationships can allow the significance of the data to be grasped more quickly by the reader. Other key requirements for clarity include 1) choosing concise, complete, and unambiguous headings and 2) eliminating redundancy.
  • Keywords
    professional aspects; technical presentation; basic principles; choosing headings; eliminating redundancy; grouping information; key requirements for clarity; patterning numerical data into tables; reader; table´s structural framework; technical report construction; Companies; Market research; Materials; Reactive power; Trademarks; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1977.6594173
  • Filename
    6594173