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Presenting Data Graphically and Presenting Results

• Improving Data Visualisation for the Public Sector supports public sector researchers improve the way that they visualise data, by providing good practice examples and case studies, practical and step-by-step guides on how to visualise data, and links to more detailed resources.
• Informative Presentation of Tables, Graphs and Statistics     
• STATS - Steve's Attempt to Teach Statistics has a good set of class notes on presenting data.  Go go Training Opportunities at Children's Mercy Hospital and then see the handout for class number 43. Guidelines for Good Graphics.  It is in word format.
  

Statistics and Statistical Graphics Resources  

• National Center for Educational Statistics is a site for students, to show how to use various graph formats.  See these two lessons about charts:
  • bar charts
  • line graphs
• Statistics: Power from Data has a section describing presenting data showing examples of different types of graphs.
• Guidelines for Effective Data Presentations    from Population Reference Bureau. Or go to   http://www.prb.org/   then click on "library".
• Presenting Data: Tabular and Graphic Display of Social Indicators from Gary Klass
• Using Graphics to Report Evaluation Results from University of Wisconsin Extension.
• Exploring Data: Graphs and Numerical Summaries is a class by The Open University's Learning Space.
• CDC's Brief 12: Using Graphs and Charts to Illustrate Quantitative Data

Sites about general presentation tips:

• KU Medical Center page on effective presentations has on line basic tutorial for preparing graphics, its an overview.  
• Presentation Skills for Emergent Managers
• PowerPoint Presentation Advice is not an easy to read page, but it does have very useful and important tips.
• A Conference of Mind and Mouth: The Ultimate Public Speaking Resource Guide links to speaking and presentation tips  

How to Prepare Reports

• How to Avoid Plagiarism by Earl Babbie. Make sure you follow this advice!
• Plain Language.gov  from the US Govt, especially see the guidelines with sections like short sections, useful headings, etc.
• How to Write a Scholarly Research Report by Rudner, Lawrence M. & William D. Schafer (1999) in Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 6(13).  Brief introduction and descriptions of sections in a report. 
• Writing Research Papers is a general guide for biostat reports, but still useful.
• Statpac Paper: How to Write a Research Proposal or Paper
• Writing a Report is an overall general guide.
• APA Style information
• Writing Reports includes brief descriptions of sections that go in research reports.