![Plain Figures Home Page [Logo]](./images/pfmainlogo.gif)
Our book
Presenting Numbers, Tables, and Charts
By Sally Bigwood and Melissa Spore
Published by Oxford University Press, September, 2003.
Price: £7.99 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0-19-860722-9
Buy this book:
Sorry folks! At the moment our book is out of print. We are looking for a new publisher.
There are still copies available in India and Pakistan and a few in the USA. If you are interested in getting hold of a copy, contact us and we'll try to help.
Presenting Numbers, Tables and Charts puts Plain Figures methods and references at your fingertips. In 144 pages, it gives explanations, examples and strategies for improving your display of data.
Contents
Handling Figures - Lays out the principles of presenting numerical information. Includes a guide to rounding numbers.
Using Tables - Gives detailed recommendations for table construction and discusses reference and demonstration tables.
Introducing Graphs - Explains the purposes of graphs and gives recommendations for chart selection and design.
Using Graphs - Examines bar, line and pie charts, including the advantages and disadvantages of each and how to create them. It also looks at scattergrams, superimposed graphs and pictographs.
Table or Chart? - Sets out criteria for choosing between tables and charts.
Communicating Numbers - Explains the necessity of knowing your audience and recommends practices for using numbers in both written and oral presentations.
Using Technology - Discusses creating tables and charts with common software and displaying information in print, on computer screens and through presentation software.
Plus exercises, checklists, resources and a glossary.
