1. Making data meaningful through effective visual presentation 5 th - 9 th December 2011, Rome Slides courtesy of: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division

3. Who are you talking to?

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5. clear and simple message

12. Perception and Symbology – Size/Shape

13. Perception and Symbology - Colour

16. Tables, graphs or maps?

17. Tables  Follow a style guide  Title, source, headings, footnotes  Clear headings  Sort data in appropriate order  One decimal place  Right-justify numbers

18. Source: Statistics Canada

21. Graphics for showing differences between women and men  Box plots  Stacked bar graph

24. Men marry later than women

26. What you should avoid…

27. Don’t distract the reader’s attention

31. avoid using 3D graphs

32. Avoid three-dimensional charts

37. Maps  Title  Legend  Scale bar  Source  Footnotes

38. Source: E.W. Gilbert as cited in Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1997), p24

40. Summary  Visual presentations are tools to communicate  Use whatever is best for the audience and message

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42. clear and simple message