If you are using tables or figures in your paper, be careful to select the appropriate illustration for your information. Tables communicate quantitative information in column form. A figure is usually a graph, photograph, drawing, or other depiction of information. The table is inserted in the continuing body of the paper right after it is introduced and briefly explained. The reader is referred to the table in the body of the paper.
Tables always have descriptive headings.
Figures Figures follow the same style and format as tables. They are numbered, titled, inserted and referred to in the text as are tables. Use the same guidelines. They are numbered consecutively, but separately. For instance, if you start with Table 1 and then follow with a figure, identify the figure as Figure 1.