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  • 1. Why it Matters
    • 1.1 The Negative Impact of Poor Writing
    • 1.2 How This Resource can Help You
  • 2. Organization
    • 2.1 Process for Creating a Research Report
    • 2.2 Section Content
    • 2.3 Content Sections
    • 2.4. Choosing Software
  • 3. Plain English
    • 3.1 Write for Your Reader
    • 3.2 Write Accurately
    • 3.3 Write Clearly
    • 3.4 Write Concisely
    • 3.5 Write Precisely
  • 4. Numbers
    • 4.1 Be Precise
    • 4.2 Put Numbers into Context
    • 4.3 Translate Analysis into Plain English
    • 4.4 Define Significance and Importance
    • 4.5 Improve Usefulness
    • 4.6 Style Rules
  • 5. Graphics
    • 5.1 Purpose of Graphics
    • 5.2 Choose the Best Graphic: Charts, Graphs and Tables
    • 5.3 Focus on the Data Not the Design
    • 5.4 Name the Parts of Graph or Chart
    • 5.5 Refine Charts
    • 5.6 Conclusion

Example Bar Chart

What Is A Graphic?     Charts, or Graphs?     Example Table     Example Bar Chart     Example Line Graph

Example Bar Chart in 2006 Per Capita Demand

Example Bar Chart in 2006 Per Capita Demand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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