Data Presentation

Presenting the data in a visual, graphical way can make it easier for a reader to understand the findings of the field survey. Some common ways of displaying data are through the use of charts or maps:
• Bar chart to show categories of (discrete) data, with gaps between the bars.
• Heat map to show the extent of data as colour variations.
• Histogram to show the frequency distribution of continuous (non-discrete) numerical data, without gaps between the bars.
• Line chart to show the relationship of more than one observation or continuous variation over time.
• Pie chart to show the proportions of different data observations.
• Radar chart for comparing multiple observations, for comparative evaluation purposes.
• Scatter plot to show the relationship between two different variables.