Presenting data graphically, and presenting results
Sources on presenting data graphically

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Communicating with the media   http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/media/guide/    not about graphics, but anyone who wants to publish their reports should read.

Informative Presentation of Tables, Graphs and Statistics   http://www.reading.ac.uk/ssc/publications/guides/toptgs.html   
 

Health Statistics - Technical Assistance, Tools of the Trade  http://www.health.state.pa.us/hpa/stats/techassist/tools.htm   one section on charts on graphs, with some basic pointers.
 

STATS - STeve's Attempt to Teach Statistics   http://www.childrens-mercy.org/stats/    has a good set of class notes on presenting data.  Go go Training Opportunities at Children's Mercy Hospital   http://www.childrens-mercy.org/stats/training.asp   and then see the handout for class number 43. Guidelines for Good Graphics.  Its in word format.
 

BTS’s Guide to Good Statistical Practice    http://www.bts.gov/publications/guide_to_good_statistical_practice_in_the_transportation_field/index.html    This is a guide on how to present data analysis and how to discuss data quality and errors. 

 
Statistics and Statistical Graphics Resources http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/StatResource.html#DataVis really a list of links, but this section is on graphical resources.  This page is from Michael Friendly.  Especially see   http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/   Gallery of Data Visualization: The Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics
 

Statistical Graphics Section   http://stat-computing.org/   section of american statistical association.  Has section newsletter and list of links.
 

Albert Goodman's Intro to data collection and analysis    http://www.deakin.edu.au/~agoodman/sci101/index.php   see chapter 12 on graphical data presentation    http://www.deakin.edu.au/~agoodman/sci101/chap12.php   basic points of presenting data.
 

National Center for Educational Statistics, Create a Graph   http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/   a site for students, to show how to use various graph formats.
 

Statistics: Power from data.  http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/toc-tdm/5214718-eng.htm   has a section describing presenting data   http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch9/5214821-eng.htm   showing examples of different types of graphs.


Guidelines for Effective Data Presentations  http://www.prb.org/EventsTraining/TrainingMaterials/GuidelinesforEffectivePresentations.aspx   from Population Reference Bureau. Or go to   http://www.prb.org/   then click on "library".


Presenting Data: Tabular and graphic display of social indicators     http://lilt.ilstu.edu/jpda/    from Gary Klass


Using Graphics to Report Evaluation Results   http://learningstore.uwex.edu/Using-Graphics-to-Report-Evaluation-Results-P1022C236.aspx   from University of Wisconsin Extension.


Exploring Data: graphs and numerical summaries   http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1710   a class by The Open University's Learning Space.



This page lists a couple of books, as well as web sites, because these books are so highly recommended.

books by Edward Tufte, especially
  Envisioning information, graphics press, 1990
  the visual display of quantitative information, graphics press, 1987

books by William Cleveland, especially
  visualizing data , hobart press, 1993
  the elements of graphing data, CRC press, 1994


I found some of the above link on Betty Jungs links to graphics page  http://www.bettycjung.net/Graphing.htm    which also has a great many links about presenting data.
  

Sites about general presentation tips:

KU Medical Center page on effective presentations http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html
has on line basic tutorial for preparing graphics, its an overview.  

http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~gerard/Management/art1.html
Presentation Skills for Emergent Managers


writing for the web
http://www.sun.com/980713/webwriting/index.html


PowerPoint Presentation Advice   http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/splane_m/PresentationTips.htm   This is not an easy to read page, but it does have very useful and important tips.



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HOW TO PREPARE REPORTS


How to Avoid Plagiarism   http://www.csub.edu/ssric-trd/howto/plagiarism.htm   by Earl Babbie. Make sure you follow this advice!

Program managers guide to evaluation, chapter 9,  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/other_resrch/pm_guide_eval/reports/pmguide/pmguide_toc.html   gives an example outline on how to prepare an evaluation report.
 

How to Write a Scholarly Research Report    http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=6&n=13     by Rudner, Lawrence M. & William D. Schafer (1999). in Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 6(13).  Brief introduction and descriptions of sections in a report. 

Writing research papers    http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/tools/report/reportform.html    general guide for biostat reports, but still useful.


Statpac paper  http://statpac.com/research-papers/   How to Write a Research Proposal or Paper


Writing a report   http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/670/01/   overall general guide





Links to sites with info about apa style   http://www.psywww.com/resource/apacrib.htm


Writing Reports  http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~paul/tutorials/report/info.htm   Brief descriptions of sections that go in research reports.


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