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 nume ...show
morerical information are often left confused by poor
explanations. Many books elucidate the art of writing, but books
on writing about numbers are nonexistent. Until now. Here, Jane
Miller, an experienced research methods and statistics teacher,
gives writers the assistance they need. The Chicago Guide to
Writing about Numbers helps bridge the gap between good
quantitative analysis and good expository writing. Field-tested
with students and professionals alike, this book shows writers
how to think about numbers during the writin