Chapter 10

1. Chapter 10 Managing Data and Using Graphics

2. Communicating Quantitative Information Classify, summarize, and condense data into manageable size Make information meaningful to your audience — why should the receiver care? Use common language or common denominators to reduce difficult figures

3. Your Turn What is the clearest way for an instructor to communicate your overall performance on an exam on which you scored 112 points out of a possible 150?

4. Using Graphics Effectively and Ethically Contribute to overall meaning Reinforce and supplement written or spoken words Communicate ideas that cannot be conveyed effectively in written form Have a simple, effective design that is easy to understand Depict information honestly A graphic should . . .

5. Types of Graphic Aids

6. Preparing Effective Tables Number tables ____________ Use ________ titles to clarify what is included Label columns _____ Indent second line of ____ _____ Place __________ beside entry that needs explanatory note Document the ______ of data with a source note consecutively complete clearly labels row superscript source

7. Effective Table Layout

8. Preparing Effective Bar Charts Begin quantitative axis at ____, divide the bars ______, and make them the same _____ Position data _____________ Use _____ _________ to distinguish among bars of different data Avoid ___ formatting Include complete information for ___ and ____ labels zero equally width chronologically variations color 3D bar scale

9. Effective Grouped Bar Chart

10. Preparing Effective Line Charts Use vertical axis for amount and horizontal axis for time Begin vertical axis at zero Divide axes into equal increments

11. Effective Multiple Line Chart

12. Preparing Effective Pie Charts Position largest or most important slice in ________ position Label each slice and include information about __________ size Draw ________ to one or more slices for desired emphasis Avoid ___ formatting 12o’clock quantitative attention 3D

13. Effective Pie Chart

14. Using Graphics in Text Introduce graphic, show it, then interpret and analyze When possible, position graphic immediately following text introducing it Avoid only restating what graphic shows; instead, interpret based on audience interest