- SUBJECT: Help for students on constructing graphs and tables
- DATE: 5/97
-
-
- I teach a non-majors biology course and I have noticed that the
- students have a difficult time knowing how to construct tables and
- graphs. In particular, they are not familiar with how to organize
- the data in a meaningful and easily understood manner. Does anyone
- know of a place on the Internet that provides a description of how
to
- construct tables and graphs for lab reports?
-
- From: JERRY JOHNSON <JJOHNSON@wbc.edu>
-
-
- I don't know about an internet site, but I strongly recommend either
- McMillans' text "Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences"
(Bedford Books
- of St. Martin's Press) and the one by Ambrose and Ambrose "Handbook
of
- Biological Investigation" (Hunter Textbooks Inc) Both give loads
of
- examples. The advantage of the A&A text is that it covers an intro
to
- statistics. McMillan is a bit more thorough in its treatment of tables
and
- figures.
-
-
- Liane Cochran-Stafira
- Dept. of Ecology and Evolution
- The University of Chicago
- 1101 East 57th Street
- Chicago, Illinois 60637-5415
- phone: 773-702-1930
- fax: 773-702-9740
- e-mail: lcochran@midway.uchicago.edu
-
-
- Again, this is not an Internet source, but a book I recommend:
-
- Pechenik, JA. 1997. A Short Guide to Writing about Biology. Addison
- Wesley Longman, NY.
-
- Chapter 3 on writing lab reports has a section on graphs and tables
-
- explanations and examples.
-
- We require this book for our introductory majors course in Biology.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- Kristina A. Ernest Phone: 509-963-2805
- Department of Biological Sciences FAX: 509-963-2730
- Central Washington University E-mail: ernestk@cwu.edu
- Ellensburg, WA 98926
-
-
-
- I have some basic graphing instructions on my web page. It is nowhere
near
- as comprehensive as you'll find in books, (because it is specialized
for
- my students) but it is free. Follow the Lab Report link on my web page,
- and check the Results section. I'll be updating my entire web site
this
- summer, so please send me your comments. Thanks!
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Frank R. Hensley, Ph.D. Biology 111/112 Web page:
- Dept. of Biology UNC-Greensboro http://www.uncg.edu/~frhensle
- FHensley@uncg.edu
- 910-334-5391 x23
-
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