Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 09 - Aufgabe 2: Difference between revisions
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* Rules are used to form a boundary around the entire table, which should be avoided if white space permits. | * Rules are used to form a boundary around the entire table, which should be avoided if white space permits. | ||
* Numbers in scientific notation are hard to read and not easily comparable to each other. | * Numbers in scientific notation are hard to read and not easily comparable to each other. | ||
* Numbers are not aligned properly (numbers should always be aligned to the right). | * Numbers are not aligned properly (numbers that represent quantitative values should always be aligned to the right) | ||
* The Headers should be aligned with the associated data. This is international | |||
* To Place a comma to the left of every three whole-number digits would improve the readability | |||
* The readability would also be improved if for each value the same number of decimal digits is going to be used, even when they are zeroes. | |||
=== Enhanced Table === | === Enhanced Table === | ||
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* A percent sign was added to each value in the U-235 enrichment column. | * A percent sign was added to each value in the U-235 enrichment column. | ||
* Numbers are aligned to the right. | * Numbers are aligned to the right. | ||
* The Unit-column has been removed. The Units are now part of the spanner headers | |||
* Well, numbers that represent quantitative values should always be aligned to the right! However, I find that one exception to the practice of right alignment works well for columns of numbers: when the entries each consist of the same quantity of numbers and the column header consists of several more characters than the number entries. | |||
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Revision as of 19:36, 18 November 2009
Aufgabenstellung
Zu beurteilende Tabelle
Review of the Existing Table
- A grid is used to delineate columns and rows of the table, which should be avoided as grids break up the data.
- Rules are used to form a boundary around the entire table, which should be avoided if white space permits.
- Numbers in scientific notation are hard to read and not easily comparable to each other.
- Numbers are not aligned properly (numbers that represent quantitative values should always be aligned to the right)
- The Headers should be aligned with the associated data. This is international
- To Place a comma to the left of every three whole-number digits would improve the readability
- The readability would also be improved if for each value the same number of decimal digits is going to be used, even when they are zeroes.
Enhanced Table
Changes to the Table
- The table has been split into two separate tables as the numbers of the two blocks are not comparable.
- The grid has been removed, only the header areas are separated from the body of the tables using rules.
- Columns and rows are delineated using white space only, which enhances readability.
- The U-235 enrichment column is delineated from the rest of the body as it is a calculated value based on the other columns.
- A percent sign was added to each value in the U-235 enrichment column.
- Numbers are aligned to the right.
- The Unit-column has been removed. The Units are now part of the spanner headers
- Well, numbers that represent quantitative values should always be aligned to the right! However, I find that one exception to the practice of right alignment works well for columns of numbers: when the entries each consist of the same quantity of numbers and the column header consists of several more characters than the number entries.