Open AccessReview of The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers by Jane E. Miller
Author(s) -
Neil Lutsky
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
numeracy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1936-4660
DOI - 10.5038/1936-4660.2.1.6
Subject(s) - miller , sociology , media studies , library science , mathematics education , psychology , computer science , ecology , biology
Miller, J. E. 2004. The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 304 pp. Cloth $45 ISBN: 9780226526300, Softcover $17. ISBN: 9780226526317.The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers is a reference work suitable for anyone interested in understanding, using, or promoting quantitative thinking. Its primary aim is to identify and illustrate ways in which information associated with numbers can be conveyed most effectively given a particular communication purpose and context. The book is directed at writers who incorporate numbers in verbal or visual displays in documents, in oral presentations, or on the Web. The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers identifies overarching principles, offers concrete advice, and presents illuminating examples and models. The book can be used for instructional purposes for undergraduates, and a means of doing so is described. The review concludes by considering the book’s contributions to a wider call to help citizens write or argue more effectively by using numbers