Earning praise from scientists, journalists, faculty, and students,
_The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers_ has helped thousands of
writers communicate data clearly and effectively. Its publication
offered a much-needed bridge between good quantitative analysis and
clear expository writing, using straightforward principles and
efficient prose. With this new edition, Jane Miller draws on a decade
of additional experience and research, expanding her advice on
reaching everyday audiences and further integrating non-print formats.
Miller, an experienced teacher of research methods, statistics, and
research writing, opens by introducing a set of basic principles for
writing about numbers, then presents a toolkit of techniques that can
be applied to prose, tables, charts, and presentations. Throughout the
book, she emphasizes flexibility, showing writers that different
approaches work for different kinds of data and different types of
audiences.
The second edition adds a chapter on writing about numbers for lay
audiences, explaining how to avoid overwhelming readers with jargon
and technical issues. Also new is an appendix comparing the contents
and formats of speeches, research posters, and papers, to teach
writers how to create all three types of communication without
starting each from scratch. An expanded companion website includes new
multimedia resources such as slide shows and podcasts that illustrate
the concepts and techniques, along with an updated study guide of
problem sets and suggested course extensions.
This continues to be the only book that brings together all the tasks
that go into writing about numbers, integrating advice on finding
data, calculating statistics, organizing ideas, designing tables and
charts, and writing prose all in one volume. Field-tested with
students and professionals alike, this holistic book is the go-to
guide for everyone who writes or speaks about numbers.
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ISBN
9780226185804
Publisert
2018
Utgave
2. utgave
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Vendor
University of Chicago Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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