Figures in scientific publications are critically important because they often show the data supporting key findings. Our systematic review of research articles published in top physiology journals (n = 703) suggests that, as scientists, we urgently need to change our practices for presenting continuous data in small sample size studies. Papers rarely included scatterplots, box plots, and histograms that allow readers to critically evaluate continuous data. Most papers presented continuous data in bar and line graphs. This is problematic, as many different data distributions can lead to the same bar or line graph. The full data may suggest different conclusions from the summary statistics. We recommend training investigators in data presentation, encouraging a more complete presentation of data, and changing journal editorial policies. Investigators can quickly make univariate scatterplots for small sample size studies using our Excel templates.

Trinidad and Tobago's Concessional tariffs (simple average, all products) is 55.72% which is the 32nd highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on Concessional tariffs (simple average, all products) in Trinidad and Tobago and comparison bar charts (USA vs. Japan vs. Trinidad and Tobago), (Bahrain vs. Estonia vs. Trinidad and Tobago) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

R, a programming language, is an attractive tool for data visualization because it is free and open source. However, learning R can be intimidating and cumbersome for many. In this report, we introduce an R package called “smplot” for easy and elegant data visualization. The R package “smplot” generates graphs with defaults that are visually pleasing and informative. Although it requires basic knowledge of R and ggplot2, it significantly simplifies the process of plotting a bar graph, a violin plot, a correlation plot, a slope chart, a Bland-Altman plot and a raincloud plot. The aesthetics of the plots generated from the package are elegant, highly customisable and adhere to important practices of data visualization. The functions from smplot can be used in a modular fashion, thereby allowing the user to further customise the aesthetics. The smplot package is open source under the MIT license and available on Github (https://github.com/smin95/smplot), where updates will be posted. All the example figures in this report are reproducible and the codes and data are provided for the reader in a separate online guide (https://smin95.github.io/dataviz/).

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Antigua and Barbuda's Tariff rates (MFN, simple average, all products) is 9.91% which is the 66th highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on Tariff rates (MFN, simple average, all products) in Antigua and Barbuda and comparison bar charts (USA vs. China vs. Japan vs. Antigua and Barbuda), (Seychelles vs. Cayman Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

This bar chart displays books by publication date using the aggregation count. The data is filtered where the book publisher is Basic Health Pub.. The data is about books.

This bar chart shows the annual frequency of barbecues in France in 2016. More than 30 percent of respondents had between 12 and 24 barbecues a year, compared to five percent who made more than 50 barbecues.

Barbados's Running tariff rates (simple average, all products) is 12.55% which is the 22nd highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on Running tariff rates (simple average, all products) in Barbados and comparison bar charts (USA vs. Japan vs. Barbados), (Iceland vs. French Polynesia vs. Barbados) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

ADMIXTURE output (ancestry proportions) for 55 individuals for which we have whole genome sequences. Dataset was used to generate the plot in Figure 1D. Admixture proportions were simply plotted using a bar chart in R

Papua New Guinea's Tariff rates (MFN, simple average, all products) is 6.57% which is the 84th highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on Tariff rates (MFN, simple average, all products) in Papua New Guinea and comparison bar charts (USA vs. China vs. Japan vs. Papua New Guinea), (Austria vs. Switzerland vs. Papua New Guinea) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

This bar graph shows the frequency at which the French shopped in 2017. Nearly 40 percent of the people interviewed during this survey shopped at least once a month and about 20 percent of those surveyed went shopping at least once a week. Moreover, according to this survey, 30 percent of French people spent between 100 and 199 euros per month on shopping .

The H1B Sponsorship Trends linear chart shows the number of H1B cases filed by Boston Easy Biotech from 2020 to 2023, providing a clear view of filing trends over time. Alongside, the horizontal bar chart titled Distribution of Job Fields Receiving H1B Sponsorship breaks down which roles and industries are most commonly sponsored.

The H1B Sponsorship Trends linear chart shows the number of H1B cases filed by Compete Easy from 2020 to 2023, providing a clear view of filing trends over time. Alongside, the horizontal bar chart titled Distribution of Job Fields Receiving H1B Sponsorship breaks down which roles and industries are most commonly sponsored.

The PERM Sponsorship Trends linear chart visualizes the number of PERM cases filed by Boston Easy Biotech from 2020 to 2023, highlighting the company’s long-term sponsorship patterns. The horizontal bar chart titled Distribution of Job Fields Receiving PERM Sponsorship further categorizes sponsored roles by job type.

The PERM Sponsorship Trends linear chart visualizes the number of PERM cases filed by Compete Easy from 2020 to 2023, highlighting the company’s long-term sponsorship patterns. The horizontal bar chart titled Distribution of Job Fields Receiving PERM Sponsorship further categorizes sponsored roles by job type.

This bar graph reveals the reasons why the French liked to practice a creative activity in 2015, by gender. We learn that for more than 30 percent of men, creative hobbies were a way to save money, compared to almost 50 percent of women who practiced a creative hobby to relax.

Between 1879 and 1910, most of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina (then known as Hercegovina) was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The data has been shown in a bar graph as the intervals are inconsistent, however from looking at the data we can see that the population grew gradually over this 31 year period, from 1.16 million people in 1879 to 1.90 million in 1910. Perhaps the most surprising thing in the graph is the disparity between the ratio of men to women. From 1885 to 1910 there is almost 100 thousand more men than women in Bosnia Hercegovina, although it is not clear whether this is an error in the data collection process, or a natural abnormality.

Jamaica's Tariff rates (MFN, simple average, all products) is 8.5% which is the 69th highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on Tariff rates (MFN, simple average, all products) in Jamaica and comparison bar charts (USA vs. China vs. Japan vs. Jamaica), (Armenia vs. Albania vs. Jamaica) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

The PERM Sponsorship Trends linear chart visualizes the number of PERM cases filed by Shipping Easy from 2020 to 2023, highlighting the company’s long-term sponsorship patterns. The horizontal bar chart titled Distribution of Job Fields Receiving PERM Sponsorship further categorizes sponsored roles by job type.

This bar chart displays the evolution of the sales value of cider in France between 2016 and 2018. It appears that the sales of cider decreased from 131 million euros in 2016 to about 126 million in 2018.