A brief lecture on how to write captions for figures and tables. Covers also instructions on how to format tables.

1. Figure
captions
and
tables

2. Basic
layout
of
figure
+
caption
Figure
1:
Title
of
the
figure.
More
text
explaining
the
figure.
x
axis
y
axis
data

3. Figure
with
multiple
parts
Figure
1:
Overall
5tle
of
the
figure.
Some
text
(op8onal).
(A)
Title
of
part
A.
More
text.
(B)
Title
of
part
B.
More
text.
x
axis
y
axis
x
axis
y
axis
A
B

4. Examples

5. Figure
1:
MPG
versus
displacement
in
32
automobiles.
The
data
cover
1973–74
models,
as
compiled
in
1974
by
the
US
magazine
Motor
Trend.

6. Figure
2:
Fuel
efficiency
for
cars
from
the
1970s.
Shown
are
MPG
values
versus
displacement
and
horse-­‐power
for
32
cars
from
1973–
74,
as
compiled
in
1974
by
the
US
magazine
Motor
Trend.
(A)
MPG
versus
displacement.
(B)
MPG
versus
horse
power
(hp).
MPG
declines
with
both
displacement
and
horse
power.

7. Acceptable
locations
for
figure
caption
Figure
1:
MPG
versus
displacement
in
32
automobiles.
The
data
cover
1973–74
models,
as
compiled
in
1974
by
the
US
magazine
Motor
Trend.
underneath
Figure
1:
MPG
versus
displacement
in
32
automobiles.
The
data
cover
1973–74
models,
as
compiled
in
1974
by
the
US
magazine
Motor
Trend.
to
the
right
Figure
1:
MPG
versus
displacement
in
32
automobiles.
The
data
cover
1973–74
models,
as
compiled
in
1974
by
the
US
magazine
Motor
Trend.
to
the
leO
We
don’t
normally
put
figure
cap8ons
above
the
figure.

8. Summary
• Figure
cap8on
goes
underneath
or
next
to
the
figure
• Figure
cap8on
starts
with
figure
8tle
• Sub-­‐figures
should
be
labeled
with
leSers
and
receive
their
own
8tles

9. Proper
formatting
of
tables

10. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
This
table
shows
the
mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
What’s
wrong
with
this
example?

11. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
This
table
shows
the
mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
Don’t
use
ver8cal
lines
in
a
table

12. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
This
table
shows
the
mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

13. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
This
table
shows
the
mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
Don’t
use
horizontal
lines
between
data
rows

14. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
This
table
shows
the
mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

15. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
This
table
shows
the
mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
This
is
not
a
8tle
for
the
table

16. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

17. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
Cap8on
should
be
above
the
table

18. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

19. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
This
is
the
minimally
acceptable
version.
From
here
we
can
do
some
stylis8c
varia8ons.

20. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

21. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

22. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

23. age
(yrs)
height
(cm)
weight
(kg)
sex
10
138
32
M
15
170
56
M
20
177
71
M
10
138
33
F
15
162
52
F
20
163
53
F
Table
1:
Mean
height
and
weight
of
boys/girls
ages
10-­‐20.
Data
are
taken
from
hSp://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

24. Summary
• Table
cap8on
goes
above
the
table
• Table
cap8on
starts
with
table
8tle
• No
ver8cal
lines
• No
horizontal
lines
between
data
rows

25. Figures
• Figure
cap8on
goes
underneath
or
next
to
the
figure
• Figure
cap8on
starts
with
figure
8tle
• Sub-­‐figures
should
be
labeled
with
leSers
and
receive
their
own
8tles
Tables
• Table
cap8on
goes
above
the
table
• Table
cap8on
starts
with
table
8tle
• No
ver8cal
lines
• No
horizontal
lines
between
data
rows