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fatimah_s on How do you decide which data goes in the body of a Task 1 report?

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ha_nguyen

When a chart has far more numbers than I can mention, I struggle with the grouping. Do you pick the highest and lowest, or group by a similar trend? I was thinking of testing each choice: cover one figure and see whether the overall story still makes sense without it. If it does, maybe it wasn't needed. Not sure that's a fair test though, since some numbers support the overview even when they look minor.

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fatimah_s

For a made-up chart with shares of 8%, 10%, 12% and 70%, could the 70% go in a separate sentence?
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yasmin_f

Yes. You could group the three smaller shares, then contrast them with the 70% figure. Keep the category names so the reader knows what you're comparing.
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