Briefle words · Data & charts
Data table
Values laid out in labeled rows and columns so each one can be read exactly, used when readers need specific numbers rather than an overall shape.
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Rate card of courier prices for six zones by four parcel sizes. This is a lookup, not a comparison, so use a data table: zones as rows, sizes as columns, right-aligned numbers with two decimals and tabular figures, a light rule between rows, no chart.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Courier rate card”.
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Try it as a puzzle →Rate card in the merchant help center of a parcel-shipping aggregator.
Why: B has six zone rows and four size columns, with a header row and light rules between rows.
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