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 |
