Question
Enumerate the features of a good diagrammatic presentation.

Answer

A good diagrammatic presentation should have the following features:
  1. The presentation should be attractive.
  2. It should communicate the required information effectively.
  3. The presentation should be accurate.
  4. The diagrams drawn to present the data should be proportionate in height and width.
  5. As far as possible, the diagrammatic presentation should be self-explanatory. Words and calculation should be avoided in a diagrammatic presentation.
  6. The presentation should be simple and easy to understand.
  7. The size of the diagram should be proportionate to the size of the paper.
  8. In diagrammatic presentation, vertical diagrams should be preferred over horizontal presentation.
  9. A diagrammatic presentation should be accompanied with suitable headings.
  10. The scale of the presentation should be carefully selected and should be indicated along with the presentation.
  11. Different colours and signs should be used for presenting data on different variables. In this presentation, diagrams should be drawn either from left to right or from bottom to top.
  12. The data on the basis of which the diagrams are drawn, should be clearly mentioned.

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