CEPD · Module 3 — Content-layout mastery

Table vs chart vs compare

Tables for lookup; charts for cited magnitudes; compare for two-column judgment — not all three on one screen.

About 15 min

Practice in the lesson player

Sorting, matching, quizzes, and the module gate stay behind a free account so scored answers are not public. The teaching notes below are the same cited curriculum.

What this lesson covers

  1. 01

    When to use which

    Use a table: Feature matrix for vendor shortlist. · WCAG success criteria checklist. · Assessment map (action × evidence).

    Use a chart: ATD self-ratings with source caption. · Mayer median ds — labeled as d, not %. · Before/after metric with honest axis.

  2. 02

    One primary layout per screen

    Do not stack a chart, a six-row table, and a compare block on one slide “because Studio allows it.” Split screens or sequence them — coherence principle.