Using tables for presenting numerical information
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Data which has been gathered in business research can be presented in many different ways to make it easy to read and understand. Some of the most common methods that researchers use to present information to make it easier to read and understand include tables, lists, charts, graphs and diagrams (Zikmund, Carr & Griffin, 2013). This paper looks at the ways in which researcher’s present data using tables and charts.
Tables are one of the methods that is commonly used to presented data. The information that is presented in tables is normally presented in rows and columns. The table in this case scenario is used to present the data in a simple table. The table is not complex and displays the information in a simple format. The other ways in which tables are used to present data are in multi-dimensional table format and wide and narrow table format. The reformatting of the bar chart has made the difference in the improvement between the two companies to be noticeable and for the difference to stand out more clearly. In this scenario it was not ethical for the client to ask for the chart to be reformatted. This is because it interferes with the professional independence of the researcher to represent what he has seen and be more biased in order to please the client. In this case I would recommend that the data can also be presented in the form of a line graph. This is because line graphs