This is the third of my five tips for writing about financial subjects
The aim of tables and charts is to convey a message to the reader. For that you want the message to be clear. This means:
- clear away gridlines
- be careful about the use of colour so that it enhances rather than obscures the message
- give the table or chart a meaningful headline instead of a factual title
- order the data in the way that makes the message clear (such as making the most important item the top row of the table)
- consider rounding figures to 2 significant figures.
