Ideas for Effective Communication of Statistical Results

Anderson-Cook, Christine M.

Title: Ideas for Effective Communication of Statistical Results

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Effective presentation of statistical results to those with less statistical training, including managers and decision-makers requires planning, anticipation and thoughtful delivery. Here are several recommendations for effectively presenting statistical results.

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Anderson-Cook, Christine M. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1221139

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-14-29459
Journal ID: ISSN 0033-524X

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Quality Progress

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 2015; Journal Issue: Mar; Journal ID: ISSN 0033-524X

Publisher:: American Society for Quality Control

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

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