is this necessary to add charts in thesis book
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university thesis guidelines tables figures charts results section when necessary
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python3 -c "from docx import Document; paths=['/tmp/workspace/attachments/6e0cafb1-28d2-4b4e-abf7-72da1284bd77/Results_Section_Final_Thesis.docx','/tmp/workspace/attachments/6e0cafb1-28d2-4b4e-abf7-72da1284bd77/CHARTS poojitha.docx']; for path in paths: d=Document(path); print('\\n'+'='*90+'\\nFILE:',path.split('/')[-1]); print('paragraphs',len(d.paragraphs),'tables',len(d.tables),'inline_shapes',len(d.inline_shapes),'sections',len(d.sections)); for i,p in enumerate(d.paragraphs): t=p.text.strip() if t: print(f'P{i+1} [{p.style.name}]: {t}') for ti,tbl in enumerate(d.tables): print('TABLE',ti+1, 'rows',len(tbl.rows),'cols',len(tbl.columns)); for row in tbl.rows[:12]: print(' | '.join(c.text.replace('\\n',' / ') for c in row.cells)) if len(tbl.rows)>12: print('...')"
python3 -c "from docx import Document; paths=['/tmp/workspace/attachments/6e0cafb1-28d2-4b4e-abf7-72da1284bd77/Results_Section_Final_Thesis.docx','/tmp/workspace/attachments/6e0cafb1-28d2-4b4e-abf7-72da1284bd77/CHARTS poojitha.docx']; for path in paths: d=Document(path); print('\\n'+'='*90+'\\nFILE:',path.split('/')[-1]); print('paragraphs',len(d.paragraphs),'tables',len(d.tables),'inline_shapes',len(d.inline_shapes),'sections',len(d.sections)); for i,p in enumerate(d.paragraphs): t=p.text.strip(); sty=p.style.name if p.style else 'None' if t: print(f'P{i+1} [{sty}]: {t}') for ti,tbl in enumerate(d.tables): print('TABLE',ti+1, 'rows',len(tbl.rows),'cols',len(tbl.columns)); for row in tbl.rows[:15]: print(' | '.join(c.text.replace('\\n',' / ') for c in row.cells)) if len(tbl.rows)>15: print('...')"
| Chart | Recommendation | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Figure 1: Sex distribution | Optional, preferably omit | The male/female counts are already very clear in Table 3.1. A pie/bar chart adds little analytical value. |
| Figure 2: Age distribution | Optional, preferably omit | The age-group sample sizes are shown in Table 3.2. Include only if your university expects a participant-flow or sample-profile visual. |
| Figure 3: Age-specific performance of all three measures | Revise or omit | It is potentially useful, but Transfer Index and Gap Score are percentages while Bimanual Coordination is on a different scale. Do not put all three on one unstandardized y-axis. Use three separate panels or three separate graphs. |
| Figure 4: Age vs Transfer Index | Include | This directly supports your significant age association: Spearman's ρ = 0.428, p < 0.001. A scatter plot with age on the x-axis and individual participant values is useful. |
| Figure 5: Age vs Bimanual Coordination | Include | This also supports a significant association: ρ = 0.388, p < 0.001, and makes the age-related pattern easy to interpret. |
Best choice for the final thesis
- Figure 3.1: Transfer Index by age group, preferably box plots or jittered individual data with median/IQR.
- Figure 3.2: Bimanual Coordination by age group, similarly displayed.
- Figure 3.3: Gap Score by age group, only if you want to show its weaker negative association with age.
Important corrections before adding them
- Your Results document currently contains tables but does not refer to any figures. If you retain a chart, introduce it in the text, for example:
“The positive association between age and Transfer Index is shown in Figure 3.1.” - Use chapter-based numbering, such as Figure 3.1, Figure 3.2, not simply Figure 1, 2, 3.
- Place each figure soon after its first mention.
- Do not duplicate every result in both a table and a figure. Keep Table 3.2 for exact medians/IQRs and use figures to show the visual age trend.
- Include a clear caption, sample size, and explanation of symbols/error bars.