Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 12 - Aufgabe 2

Assignment[edit]

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

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 text 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
Sums and summarizing values have been placed at the bottom of each group
Missing values have been calculated wherever possible