1. Use Roman numerals to number tables (I, II, III, etc)
2. Refer to every figure and table within your report. If a table or figure is not referenced, the reader does not know to look for it, so it is as if it is not there (and in future reports no credit will be given for unreferenced items).
3. Show the figures and tables in the order which you reference them first (i.e. the first figure you refer to should be Figure 1).
4. Do not use lines to graph experimental data. Experimental data is discrete, therefore discrete points should be used. The exception is if
you have so many points that in plotting them you would not be able to see spacing between consecutive points.
5. Put table titles above tables and figure titles below figures.
6. Use proper table title format: "Table VII. Your descriptive title here."
7. Use proper figure title format: "Figure 7. Your descriptive title here."
8. ALSO - once you have reduced your data, check to see if the results make sense. Ask whether the numbers are reasonable before you make plots.