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I have a set of metrics to fill each row of a table. And each metric has some factors, usually, there are about 10-20 factors for one metric and they are ranked by their importance as well. Now I would like to display these ranked factors in a table cell. I am quite confused as to a good way to display them, by indicating their ranks? Just a plain text? A list in a cell with the ability of accordion? or ...
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If you do need to keep the factors in a cell, and the ranking is in series, like 1, 2, 3, and so on; then just ordering them is probably one of the best ways to compress information like that. You could additionally put a text somewhere (table header perhaps) "Most important first", if needed.
If the ranking of the factors are of greater importance you might want to provide a way to Open or Zoom in on them. For example, clicking the cell might take you to a new page, or open a window, depending on your platform.
If you do provide a more spacious area for the factors to be displayed, you should use the height by giving each factor a row, and sort the rows.
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Depends on what you are really trying to show, but I assume that you want to highlight how different metrics put emphasis on different factors, so here's one particular approach. Of course, it is probably not suitable if you have a lot of different factors, but if you can provide more details then I am sure the community will be able to give you some ideas.
