Tables and figures

A table shows exact numbers; a figure (chart) shows trends and comparisons. Do not show the same data in both a table and a chart.

Rules

• Each is numbered: Table 1, Table 2; Figure 1, Figure 2.
• A table caption goes above, a figure caption below.
• The text refers to each one: “(Table 1)”.
• Units go in the column heading.
• A figure taken from another source credits it underneath.