Because of these regulations, research compliance is another area of importance to you as a graduate student and to the conduct of your research. The approval or acceptance sheets, as part of the preliminary pages, confirm acceptance by the committee members acting for the department, and the Dean of Graduate Studies, acting for the university or college. Table A table consists of numbers, words, or both, and presents information that is separated into columns. Tabular information allows you, the author, to convey information to a reader in a structured format. Figure Any diagram, drawing, graph, chart, map, photograph, or material that does not fit into the restricted format for a table is a figure.
Figures generally show relationships or illustrate information rather than present precise data.