Foundation Skills in Data Skills

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Foundation Skills in Data Skills
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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Part-A.........................................................................................................................................2
Part B:.........................................................................................................................................5
Tabular Presentation:.................................................................................................................5
Graphical Presentation:..............................................................................................................6

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Introduction:
The annual report of an organisation is published publicly by the particular
organisation. It contains a brief information about operations and financial conditions.
Different types of charts or graphs and tables are used to provide a visual presentation which
is easy to understand. The data is presented through proper charts and tables in the annual
report. Charts or graphs easily transform the data into visualization (Evergreen, 2016). There
are different types of charts or graphs which are used according to the type and nature of
information.
In this report, there are two parts: Part-A and Part-B. In Part-A, visualization criteria
is discussed. The visualisation criterions are important in data analysis. The study of annual
report, Australia’s Health 2018 published by Australian Institute of Health and welfare is
presented in Part-B using the tables and charts or graphs. Australia has ranked 2nd on the
United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index in 2011.
Part-A
The specialized representation of a data can help the user of the report to understand
the data more easily. To present any graph or chart there are some specific criteria which
needs to be followed. The criterions are discussed below:
1. Tabular Charts:
Tables usually presents raw data in an organized manner. It contains huge information
which can be extracted to understand the small parts easily. The norms for tabular
representation are mentioned bellow:
 Variables should be in the column when they are compared (Arcidiacono, Aucejo,
and Hotz, 2016).

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 Categorical variables should be placed in the rows for the effective analysis
(Chevalier and Corp, 2014).
 The proper measurement units should be mentioned.
 Table does not contain explanation for the given information.
 It is useful for comparative analysis.
2. Graphical Presentation:
Graphical presentation is the visualization of data by using the charts and plots. There are
a number of charts and plots that are used in the graphical representation depending on the
nature of the data. Here some usual features of the graphical representation are described:
 The dependent variable placed on vertical axis and the independent variable on x-axis
gives better result (Tomak, Bek, and Cengiz, 2016).
 Interval should be equal for all two consecutive labels.
 Variables starts from zero.
These are the common features of graphs and charts. However, there are specific features
of each graphs and chart.
1. Vertical Bar Chart:
A vertical bar chart shows categorical data with specific heights of bar. Height of these
bar presenting a variable is proportional to the values of that variable. Basic features of this
chart are:
 Independent variable should be placed on x-axis from left to right.
 Heights of bar presents the value of dependent variable at various level of
independent variable.
 Use of various colours in bar for each year to easy identification.