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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: North America: Amazon USA - offers a 3 to 6 week delivery. Canada: Amazon Canada - offers a 24 hour delivery. UK / Rest of world: Amazon UK | Oxford University Press Or order at your local book shop!

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.