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# Figure Interpretation Guide
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A scientific figure is incomplete until the text answers:
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1. why the figure exists,
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2. what the reader should notice,
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3. why that observation matters.
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## Minimal interpretation block
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For each figure, provide:
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- **Purpose**: the research question this figure addresses
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- **Observation**: the concrete pattern seen in the plot
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- **Interpretation**: the mechanism or explanation supported by the evidence
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- **Implication**: what decision, next experiment, or claim changes because of it
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## Caption checklist
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A usable caption should specify:
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- what is plotted,
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- what each axis means,
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- sample size,
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- what error bars / ribbons represent,
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- any normalization or smoothing,
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- any significance marker convention.
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## Anti-patterns
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- restating the axis labels as “interpretation”
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- giving only aesthetic comments
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- making causal claims unsupported by the plot
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- repeating the caption without adding insight
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