设计表格,用于在生态和进化生物学中的数据的呈现和传播
Miriam Remshard1, Simon A Queenborough1
1Yale School of the Environment Yale University New Haven CT USA.
Ecology and evolution
|July 17, 2023
概括
这项研究分析了生态学和进化生物学期刊中的数据表,发现它们是可读的,但往往无法进行数值比较. 在表格设计的改进可以提高科学数据的沟通.
科学领域:
- 生态学和进化生物学
- 科学沟通科学沟通
- 数据可视化 数据可视化
背景情况:
- 数据表对于科学出版物中传递信息至关重要.
- 虽然图表设计已被广泛研究,但表格设计原则相对较新.
- 有效的表格设计可以显著改善作者和读者之间的数据沟通.
研究的目的:
- 为了对数据和统计表的设计准则进行对比.
- 评估公布表格是否符合这些设计原则.
- 确定科学期刊的表格设计需要改进的领域.
主要方法:
- 编制了设计指南,重点是帮助进行比较,减少杂乱,提高可读性.
- 调查了来自43个生态和进化生物学期刊的1000多个表格.
- 审查了期刊出版商网站,以获得有关表格格式的作者指南.
主要成果:
- 大多数被调查的表格呈现出最小的视觉杂乱,并且很容易阅读清晰的标题.
- 表格通常遵循减少视觉杂乱和提高可读性的原则.
- 大多数表格没有有效地支持对数值数据的垂直比较.
结论:
- 虽然生态学和进化生物学期刊中的表格通常呈现良好,但它们可以得到改进,以更好地促进数值比较.
- 作者应该考虑对数列的右冲排,使用表式字体,并清楚地表明统计学意义.
- 期刊出版商可以实施这些格式准则,以提高出版表的清晰度和实用性.
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