Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers

Name: Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers
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ISBN: 9780226526317

ISBN-10: 0226526313

ISBN-13: 9780226526317

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jane E. Miller

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Beginning with 12 principles that she argues lay the foundation for effective writing about numbers, Jane Miller explains how to judge the best strategy for representing numbers & the various tools, such as tables, charts, examples & analogies, that may be used.

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/3/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Figures


List of Boxes


Acknowledgments



Why Write about Numbers?



Principles



Seven Basic Principles



Causality, Statistical Significance, and Substantive Significance



Technical but Important: Five More Basic Principles



Tools



Types of Quantitative Comparison



Creating Effective Tables



Creating Effective Charts



Choosing Effective Examples and Analogies



Pulling It All Together



Writing about Distributions and Associations



Writing about Data and Methods



Writing Introductions, Results, and Conclusions



Speaking about Numbers



Implementing "Generalization, Example, Exceptions" (GEE)


Notes


Reference List


Index