Designing documents

Sample table 2

Table organizing simple data

Figure. Table with the title "Sprouting and Soaking Table." This simple table presents data in three columns, with no horizontal or vertical rules. The first column contains a list of seeds; the second column contains soaking time in hours; the third column contains sprouting time in days. (The table source is Juliano Brotman, 1999.)

This simple table presents two sets of numbers associated with text. The following are effective features:

Table title set off from the table with a heavy rule
First column (text) flush left, second and third columns (data) centered
Minimal use of horizontal rules

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