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The Chicago Guide to Writing About Numbers.(Book Review)
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The American Statistician
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August 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 American Statistical Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Chicago Guide to Writing About Numbers.
Jane E. MILLER. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2004, xiv + 304 pp., $45.00 (H), ISBN: 0-226-52630-5; $17.00 (P), ISBN: 0-226-52631-4.
In our daily work, most statisticians spend a significant portion of their time presenting information and ideas to others. The presentation may be a paper, a formal report or presentation, a lecture to undergraduates or graduates, or even a description of what statisticians do at a party. Regardless of the situation, the ability to clearly express the key message in statistical method or analysis in oral or written form is an important skill. As the author states in Chapter 1, ...
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