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Data that are too complex or qualitative to make a figure are presented in tables numbered consecutively with Roman numerals and cited in the text. Tables are often used to list important information (such as field site locations and abbreviations, or starting concentrations of chemicals in an experiment) or to list summary statistics (such as the means of measured values in an experiment.) Like figures, a table must be able to stand alone and still be understood by the reader.
Table I. The effect of various compounds on plasmolysis over time. Hops extract appears to have the largest effect on reducing plasmolysis.
No. of plasmolyzed cells/total number of cells alive at day |
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Compound |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
Control |
0/30 |
23/30 |
24/24 |
13/13 |
7/7 |
Hops extract |
0/10 |
0/10 |
0/10 |
1/10 |
4/10 |
Barley extract |
0/10 |
1/10 |
6/9 |
6/7 |
2/3 |
3B105 |
0/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
6/6 |
2/2 |
Ethanol |
0/10 |
0/10 |
2/10 |
2/9 |
5/9 |