November 19 Meeting

Webinar

Bring your lunch and learn how to avoid common mistakes when presenting information graphically within technical publications. During the presentation, you will see examples of common graphical mistakes, and you will learn tips for creating better tables. Additionally, you will see examples of unique graph formats that communicate data more clearly than many of the more commonly used graphs.

Program Title: How To Avoid Common Graphical Mistakes

Date and Time: Wednesday, November 19, 12:00 – 1:30 PM CST

Presenter: Naomi Robbins

Cost: Free to MTC members, $10 for non-members.

Location: Tanner Corporate Services, Main Conference Room. You may bring your lunch to eat during the presentation.

Directions to Tanner Corporate Services:
Tanner Corporate Services, Inc. is located at 58 Lindsley Avenue Nashville, TN 37210. For directions from your location, use the following link: http://maps.yahoo.com/dd. To read more about Tanner Corporate Services, visit http://www.tannercorp.com/.

Presentation Description:
This session will use examples of real graphs to illustrate common mistakes that many professionals from all fields and positions make when using graphs to display data. It begins by discussing human perception and how we decode information from graphs, which helps explain why some graphs work and others don’t. The presenter will describe a number of common mistakes, including problems with scales, tick marks, and labels; difficulties with making the data stand out; and issues involved with grouping several charts. The audience will also be given tips for creating better tables. We end with some useful little-known graph forms that communicate the data more clearly than the everyday graphs that are more commonly used.

Presenter Bio:
Naomi Robbins is a consultant and seminar leader who specializes in the graphical display of data. She trains employees of corporations and organizations on effective data presentation. She also reviews documents and presentations for clients, suggesting improvements or alternative presentations as appropriate. She is the author of Creating More Effective Graphs, published by John Wiley (2005). Dr. Robbins is a past officer of the Statistical Graphics Section of the American Statistical Association.


Please RSVP by 9 AM Wednesday, November 19, 2008.

Yes, I will attend.             No. Not this time.

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