H. Wainer, IMPROVING TABULAR DISPLAYS, WITH NAEP TABLES AS EXAMPLES AND INSPIRATIONS, Journal of educational and behavioral statistics, 22(1), 1997, pp. 1-30
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17
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods","Education & Educational Research
The modern world is rich with data; an inability to effectively utiliz
e these data is a real handicap. One common mode of data communication
is the printed data table. In this article we provide four guidelines
the use of which can make cables more effective and evocative data di
splays. We use the National Assessment of Educational Progress both to
provide inspiration for the development of these guidelines and to il
lustrate their operation. We also discuss a theoretical structure to a
id in the development cf test items to tap students' proficiency in ex
tracting information from tables.