The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers

Supplemental Materials by Chapter

Slide Shows are PowerPoint files with predesigned slides and speaker’s notes about key concepts in the book; Podcasts of those same Slide Shows are MP4 video files with accompanying narration by the author. Appendix files provide supplemental textual material in PDF format.

Topic	Podcast	Slide Show	Text Appendix
Chapter 1
Presenting numbers as evidence—expository writing	PC1.1	SS1.1
Chapter 2
Choosing tools for presenting numbers—tables, charts, and prose	PC2.1	SS2.1
Reporting one number	PC2.2	SS2.2
Comparing two numbers or series of numbers	PC2.3	SS2.3
Summarizing a pattern—the “generalization, example, exception” technique	PC2.4	SS2.4
Chapter 3
Differentiating between substantive importance and statistical significance	PC3.1	SS3.1
Chapter 4
Getting to know your variables	PC4_10.1	SS4_10.1	APP4_10.1
Chapter 5
Types of quantitative comparisons	PC5.1	SS5.1
Choosing a comparison group	PC5.2	SS5.2
Writing about ratios	PC5.3	SS5.3
Chapters 6 and 7
Creating effective tables and charts	PC6_7.1	SS6_7.1
Organizing data in tables and charts	PC6_7.2	SS6_7.2
Chapter 10
Getting to know your variables	PC4_10.1	SS4_10.1	APP4_10.1
Planning how to create the variables you need from the variables you have	PC10.2	SS10.2	APP10.2
Chapter 12
Planning a speech and creating effective slides	PC12.1	SS12.1
Speaker’s notes and delivering a speech	PC12.2	SS12.2
Presenting an exhibit “live”—the Vanna White technique	PC12.3	SS12.3
Chapter 13
Presenting statistical results to non-statistical audiences	PC13.1	SS13.1
Preparing and presenting research posters	PC13.2	SS13.2
Comparison of a paper, speech, and poster on the same project	PC13.3	SS13.3
Appendix A
Implementing a GEE (App A)	PCA.1	SSA.1
Appendix B
Comparison of paper, speech, and poster	PC13.3	SS13.3

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