The Chicago guide to writing about numbers /

The Chicago guide to writing about numbers /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Miller, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth), 1959-
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
Subject:	Technical writing. Rédaction technique. 05.16 writing. 30.99 exact sciences: other. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric. REFERENCE -- Writing Skills. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing. Données statistiques. Technical writing. Technische Unterlage Visualisierung Wissenschaftliches Manuskript Schrijven. Rapporteren. Kwantitatieve gegevens. Electronic books. Electronic books. Reference works. Reference works.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11201949

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ISBN:	0226526321 9780226526324 9780226526317 0226526313 9781281431240 1281431249 0226526305 0226526313 9780226526300 9780226526324
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	People who work well with numbers are often stymied by how to write about them. Those who don't often work with numbers have an even tougher time trying to put them into words. For instance, scientists and policy analysts learn to calculate and interpret numbers, but not how to explain them to a general audience. Students learn about gathering data and using statistical techniques, but not how to write about their results. And readers struggling to make sense of numerical information are often left confused by poor explanations. Many books elucidate the art of writing, but books on writing abo.
Other form:	Print version: Miller, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth), 1959- Chicago guide to writing about numbers. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2004

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Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index.
ISBN:	0226526321 9780226526324 9780226526317 0226526313 9781281431240 1281431249 0226526305 9780226526300