If you use an alternative Mac based graphing program, please feel free to add to the list (with any insights) in the comments section below. Grapher is a full-featured scientific graphing package, allowing the user to import data in many formats, create and combine a wide variety of 2- and 3-D plot. The type of graphical software that you settle on will be dependent on the output that you wish to generate.īelow are a few OSX scientific graphical packages with some comments and links (hover over the image to find out more). Build flowcharts, UML and process diagrams, ERDs, org charts, mindmaps and much more draw.io is made to make you. Depending on your data, you may wish to produce a scatter plot, bar graph, piechart or multivariable 3-dimensional plot. Communicate visually with the right diagram. There are countless ways of representing data sets and the nature of your graph, and choice of graphing software, will be dependent on your field of research. It is important to choose a suitable graph format and represent your data in the clearest way possible. If your audience doesn't understand your data because it is poorly presented, they are unlikely to grasp the 'significance' (pardon the pun) of your research. High quality graphical figures of your data should always be a priority when you are preparing a manuscript or presentation.
