How to Measure in EducationMacmillan, 1922 - 414 pages |
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Page 336 - ... 7. When the scale of a diagram refers to dates, and the period represented is not a complete unit, it is better not to emphasize the first and last ordinates, since such a diagram does not represent the beginning or end of time.
Page 332 - JOINT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS FOR GRAPHIC PRESENTATION Preliminary Report Published for the Purpose of Inviting Suggestions for the Benefit of the Committee As a result of invitations extended by The American Society of Me-chanical Engineers, a number of associations of national scope have appointed representatives on a Joint Committee on Standards for Graphic Presentation. Below are the names of...
Page 334 - PRESENTATION 1. The general arrangement of a diagram should proceed from left to right. Fio. 1. Yur Tom IMO 870,510 1 191* 656,03i | D OQJ FIG. 2. 2. Where possible represent quantities by linear magnitudes as areas or volumes are more likely to be misinterpreted.
Page 99 - Understanding a paragraph is like solving a problem in mathematics. It consists in selecting the right elements of the situation and putting them together in the right relations, and also with the right amount of weight or influence or force for each.
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Page 334 - The general arrangement of a diagram should proceed from left to right. " 2. Where possible represent quantities by linear magnitudes, as areas or volumes are more likely to be misinterpreted. " 3. For a curve the vertical scale, whenever practicable, should be so selected that the zero line will appear on the diagram.
Page 335 - For a curve, the vertical scale, whenever practicable, should be so selected that the zero line will appear on the diagram. 4. If the zero line of the vertical scale will not normally appear on the curve diagram, the zero line should be shown by the use of a horizontal break in the diagram.