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== | == Assignment == | ||
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe2.html | [http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe2.html Description of the second exercise (German)] | ||
=== | === The original table === | ||
[[Image:leh50e.gif]] | [[Image:leh50e.gif]] | ||
=== | ==== Critique of the given table ==== | ||
[[Image:Table_Main.png]] | * It is not apparent for which region this statistic was made | ||
* The table lacks a concise and meaningful title, which would offer the reader a short description of the table | |||
* The table reflects various contexts: | |||
** The absolute number of the employed people in various industries | |||
** The absolute number of the unemployed people and the unemployment rate | |||
** The labour force participation rate | |||
** The absolute number of the people who are not in labour force | |||
* The subgroups aren't comparable due to the differing contexts mentioned above | |||
* Mixed percentage and absolute values (row- and column-wise) | |||
* References to so-called ''"units"'' for percentage values | |||
* The lack of percent signs for percentage values, which would make the cognition of the percentage values easier | |||
* The alignment of the columns suggest constant time intervals between the time instants | |||
* The age ranges are inconsistent and therefore not comparable | |||
* Inconsistent row headers (e.g. ''"Employed, total"'' and ''"Unemployed"'') | |||
* Inconsistent declarations for age ranges (''"years of age"'' and ''"of those aged"'') | |||
* Inconsistent date declaration for the column header ''"CHANGE"'' | |||
* Inconsistent formatting (block letters, various text alignments, italic type, etc.) | |||
* Too little vertical whitespace between rows | |||
=== The revised table === | |||
[[Image:Table_Main.png]] | |||
==== Description of the undertaken improvements ==== | |||
* A concise and meaningful title has been added, which offers the reader a short description of the table | |||
* The varying contexts or rather groups have been separated more clearly by applying bold row headers and alternating the fill color | |||
* The declarations of the rows have been put in a designated column to separate the groups more clearly and to enhance readability | |||
* Misleading references to ''"units"'' have been removed | |||
* Percentage signs have been added to denote percentage values | |||
* Special considerations have been made regarding the consistency of row headers, declarations, date formats and formatting to enable fast processing of information | |||
* The years in the header have been aggregated to avoid distracting redundancy | |||
* A different font and more vertical whitespace have been used to increase readability | |||
* The number of lines has been reduced to avoid distraction from the content | |||
* A comma have been placed to the left of every three whole-number digits | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[Teaching:TUW_-_UE_InfoVis_WS_2009/10|InfoVis:Wiki UE Homepage]] | * [[Teaching:TUW_-_UE_InfoVis_WS_2009/10|InfoVis:Wiki UE Homepage]] | ||
* [http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/ UE InfoVis] | * [http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/ UE InfoVis] | ||
* [[Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 12|Gruppe 12]] | |||
*[[Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 12|Gruppe 12]] | |||
Revision as of 23:48, 4 December 2009
Assignment
Description of the second exercise (German)
The original table
Critique of the given table
- It is not apparent for which region this statistic was made
- The table lacks a concise and meaningful title, which would offer the reader a short description of the table
- The table reflects various contexts:
- The absolute number of the employed people in various industries
- The absolute number of the unemployed people and the unemployment rate
- The labour force participation rate
- The absolute number of the people who are not in labour force
- The subgroups aren't comparable due to the differing contexts mentioned above
- Mixed percentage and absolute values (row- and column-wise)
- References to so-called "units" for percentage values
- The lack of percent signs for percentage values, which would make the cognition of the percentage values easier
- The alignment of the columns suggest constant time intervals between the time instants
- The age ranges are inconsistent and therefore not comparable
- Inconsistent row headers (e.g. "Employed, total" and "Unemployed")
- Inconsistent declarations for age ranges ("years of age" and "of those aged")
- Inconsistent date declaration for the column header "CHANGE"
- Inconsistent formatting (block letters, various text alignments, italic type, etc.)
- Too little vertical whitespace between rows
The revised table
Description of the undertaken improvements
- A concise and meaningful title has been added, which offers the reader a short description of the table
- The varying contexts or rather groups have been separated more clearly by applying bold row headers and alternating the fill color
- The declarations of the rows have been put in a designated column to separate the groups more clearly and to enhance readability
- Misleading references to "units" have been removed
- Percentage signs have been added to denote percentage values
- Special considerations have been made regarding the consistency of row headers, declarations, date formats and formatting to enable fast processing of information
- The years in the header have been aggregated to avoid distracting redundancy
- A different font and more vertical whitespace have been used to increase readability
- The number of lines has been reduced to avoid distraction from the content
- A comma have been placed to the left of every three whole-number digits