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NN/g: Data Tables, Four Major User Tasks
Documents comparison as a major table task, including frozen headers and columns, adjacent data for comparison, row styling, and bringing information of interest close together.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compare view | Choose Compare view when users need to evaluate a small number of similar items across the same attributes. | Compared columns represent user-selected or explicitly preselected peer items, and the view states the item count and comparison limit. | NN/g supports comparison as a table task and the need to keep headers and data points close. |
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NN/g documents table comparison tasks, frozen headers and columns, and keeping data points close for comparison.
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Publisher: Nielsen Norman Group. Last checked: .