for example: Variable-w Code. Sex Male 1 Female z Roman Catholic 1 I· Religion Protestant 2 h11lesla nl Kristo 3 Jehovah's Witness 4 s. Data Presentation Data present. I lion will depend largely on the type of data obtained. Descriptive data arc presented in narrative reports. Examples of data appropria te for descriptive presentation are geographic d:1ta, histo1y of a place or beliefs regarding illness and de. 1th. Numerical data may be presented into table or graphs. Tables or graphs are useful in showin J?; key informatio n making it easier to show comparisons including patterns and trends. The choice of graphs will depend on the type of data being presented, some of w1,ich are shown as examples. Type of Graph ' Line graph Hlstosrani or frequency polygon Proportional or component bar hor lechar;t Scattered diagram s ows. ata tren or c anges n time or age with respect to some other variab For comparisons of absolute or r tive counts and rates between cat. o,14?$ Graphic presentation of frequency , distribution or measurement Shows breakdown of a group or total where the number of cate orles Is not too ma Correlation data for tw O variables ~rn t!<l wilh Cam Soa 11q~1 171 