Data presentation is so important in order to be able to read it appropriately and make informed decision on the real time data. An example of this would be assessing the data of a patients various test results in order to determine a diagnosis. If the data were not presented appropriately it could be misconstrued resulting in missing something that would cause a misdiagnosis or even death. Presentation of data pertains to compliance as well. There are negative risks to the misrepresentation of data pertaining to all areas of healthcare. In order for it to be properly analyzed it must be laid out correctly. This is why data representation is so important