The information from books is presented in sentences and paragraphs only.

Non –prose reading consists of disconnected words and numbers instead of the sentences and paragraphs.

The presentation of the gathered data from surveys, experiments and observations in graphic forms requires organization so as not to confuse readers.

Graphic forms can make content more engaging, more memorable and easier to understand.

In presenting the data in graphic forms, only the most important information is selected.

It is a chart that graphically represents the comparison between categories of data. It displays grouped data by way of parallel rectangular bars of equal width but varying the length.

It is used to display comparisons between 2 variables, involve an x-axis horizontally and a y-axis vertically on a grid.

It is a type of bar chart that is used to represent statistical information by way of bars to show the frequency distribution of continuous data.

Smaller picture represents a certain amount of an item and the pictures in the graphs are stacked up one after another.

Represent the parts of a whole

Executive Summary comes at the very beginning of the report, after the table of contents.

Once you have detailed the methodology of the survey in full, start a new section that shows the conclusion of the survey.

If your survey was broken up into multiple sections, report the results of each section separately, with a subheading for each section.

To help your readers understand the significance of your survey, highlight the interesting patterns, trends, or observations.

Once you have reported the results of the survey, state what the reader should take away from the survey.