Technical Writing: A Guide with Models

1983 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Dorothy H. Brown ◽  
Bonnie Carter Brinegar ◽  
Craig Barnwell Skates
Keyword(s):  
Technical Writing

A course in statistical communication and graphics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Gelman ◽  
Deborah Nolan
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Interactive Graphics ◽  
Story Telling ◽  
Statistical Graphics ◽  
Class Meeting ◽  
Teaching Statistics ◽  
Programming Practices

This chapter describes a course on statistical communication. Originally developed for training statistics graduate students as instructors, the course now is popular with students in other fields including undergraduates. It is a demanding course, with two homework assignments per week and active participation during class. This level of commitment signals the seriousness of the topic. The chapter contains a prototype class meeting, and lecture-by-lecture specifics for 26 lecture periods of 75 minutes each. The material includes lesson plans and links to course slides, activities, and reading and homework assignments. Topics include, statistical graphics, statistical story telling and reporting, teaching statistics, giving a presentation, technical writing, interactive graphics, and programming practices.

Technical writing

1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Diana Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Technical Writing
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