Informative presentation of tables, graphs and statistics.

Abstract

This chapter describes ways in which numerical information can be effectively transmitted in project reports and scientific papers. It further focuses on points most relevant to those presenting structured research results to an informed audience, reinforcing and complementing an authoritative source of guidance for the presentation of general statistical information, recommended by the authors (Plain Figures by Chapman and Wykes, 2nd Edition, 1996). Guidelines for the layout of graphs, charts and tables and for the presentation of statistical analyses results are given. Some basic points to consider in data presentation are enumerated.

What is the ethnicity-specific impact of genetic polymorphisms on the response to hepatitis C treatment in an admixed population of Brazilian patients?

“…We believe that the frequencies of the polymorphism genotypes should have been reported for the response groups instead of the polymorphisms genotypes that were reported throughout the article. As a result, the presentation of the frequencies of the polymorphism genotypes in Table 2 would be preferable in vertical order instead of in horizontal order 2 . Additionally, the protective genotype frequencies in the sustained virological response group, which were presented in the abstract, should be considered in the following manner: 44.2% rs4969170 G/G; 17.3% rs2853744 T/T; 69.2% rs11730582 T/T; 76.9% rs2071430 G/T; and 45.5% rs12979860 C/C.…”