Harold Kirkham, PhD, is an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and has published more than fifty peer-reviewed papers and reports. Robin C. Dumas is an IT manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She has a background in computers as well as graphic design and has won several awards from the Society for Technical Communication.

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• Preface, ix1 Basics, 1What the Book Is About, 1Some Basics, 2Definitions, 3Guidelines, 5Summary, 31Exercises, 322 Which Kind of Graph?, 35Choosing a Graph, 37Trend Plot, 37Stacked Trend, 40Pie Chart, 42Histogram and Bar Chart, 44Scatter Graphs, 48Showing Linearity, 50Regressions, 52Other Graphs, 54Summary, 60Exercises, 613 Connecting the Dots, 63Example 1: Grouped Results, 66Example 2a: Different Parameters, 68Example 2b: Different Parameters, 70Example 3: Missing Data, 70Example 4: ATrend in Time, 72Example 5: Interaction with the Axis, 74Example 6: Histograms in AllBut Name, 75Example 7: Increasing Resolution, 77Example 8: Showing Noise, 78Example 9: Leader Lines, 80Summary, 81Exercises, 824 The Nondata Parts of the Graph, 85Axes, 92Captions, 97Callouts, 100Summary, 105Exercises, 1065 Getting the Most Out of Your Software, 109Keyboard Shortcuts, 110Drawing Shortcuts, 111Line Shortcuts, 112Object Shortcuts, 115Lining Things Up, 119Snap-to-Grid is Your Friend (or Not), 122Saving Work by Copying, 122Layout Basics, 130Inserting Graphics into Microsoft Word, 135The Trick for Word, 136Inserting Graphics intoWordPerfect, 139Summary, 141Exercises, 1436 Presentations or How to Succeed in Business, 145Purpose or Objective, 147Structure and Outline, 148Using a Summary, 148Storyboard, 149Putting the Presentation Together, 155Rules for Slides, 155Backgrounds, 163Putting the Software to Use, 166Starting the Talk, 167The Body of the Talk, 168Finishing the Talk, 170Etiquette, 171Summary, 171Exercises, 1727 An Introduction to Spreadsheets, 175Getting the Numbers, 176Scope of the Remaining Spreadsheet Chapters, 177Time Axes, 178Summary, 1798 Using Spreadsheets: Excel, 181Bar Charts, 181Histograms, 189Pie Charts, 191Scatter Graphs, 192Multiple Series, 196A Complicated Example, 200Inserting Data, 203Floating Bars, 204Multiple Type: Combining Trend and Histogram, 205Summary, 207Exercises, 2089 Using Spreadsheets: QuattroPro, 211Bar Charts, 211Histograms, 217Pie Charts, 219Scatter Graphs, 221Multiple Series, 226A Complicated Example, 229Inserting Data, 232Floating Bars, 233Multiple Type: Combining Trend and Histogram, 235Summary, 239Exercises, 24010 Fixes Using Graphics Programs, 241Getting the Graph into a Graphics Program, 241Maintaining Relationships, 243Fixing a Pie Chart, 249Some Excel/PowerPoint Tips, 251Some QuattroPro/Presentations Tips, 252Data Manipulation: The Carbon Dioxide Data, 253Scanning and Tracing, 259Tracing Example 1: Electron Velocity, 261Tracing Example 2: Rainfall and Audible Noise, 272Tracing Example 3: Investment Comparison, 274Summary, 276Exercises, 27711 Something Beginning with "P", 279Perspective, 279Perspective: The Technical Approach, 283Perspective: The Nontechnical Approach, 291Perspective: The Z Dimension, 293Patent Drawings, 294Basic Principles, 295What Must Be in Your Drawing, 295Peculiarities of Patent Drawings, 295Summary, 297Exercises, 29812 File Formats and Conversions, 299Conversion Problems, 299Two Questions, 300File Varieties, 301Back to the Two Questions, 305A File Taxonomy, 306A Sample File Format, 306Some Real Formats: A Quick Look, 309Filters, 311Summary, 316Exercises, 31713 Style Matters, 319Developing Your Own Style, 320Some (General) Alternatives, 323Your Options, 327Adapting Somebody Else’s Style, 327Some Advice, 329Summary, 329Exercises, 33014 Case Studies, 333Case Study Number 1: Voltage Regulator, 333Case Study Number 2: Baseball Performances, 334Case Study Number 3: Amplifier Performance, 336Case Study Number 4: Radio Communication in Ice, 338Case Study Number 5: Nucleotides in DNA, 343Case Study Number 6: The Graph Behind the MMR--AutismControversy, 347Summary, 356Exercises, 35715 Summaries, 359Chapter 1: Basics, 359Chapter 2: Which Kind of Graph? 360Chapter 3: Connecting the Dots, 361Chapter 4: The Nondata Parts of the Graph, 362Chapter 5: Getting the Most Out of Your Software, 363Chapter 6: Presentations or How to Succeed in Business, 364Chapter 7: An Introduction to Spreadsheets, 365Chapter 8: Using Spreadsheets: Excel, 366Chapter 9: Using Spreadsheets: QuattroPro, 368Chapter 10: Fixes Using Graphics Programs, 369Chapter 11: Something Beginning with "P", 370Chapter 12: File Formats and Conversions, 371Chapter 13: Style Matters, 372Chapter 14: Case Studies, 373Index, 375

Harold Kirkham, PhD, is an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and has published more than fifty peer-reviewed papers and reports. Robin C. Dumas is an IT manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She has a background in computers as well as graphic design and has won several awards from the Society for Technical Communication.

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• Preface, ix1 Basics, 1What the Book Is About, 1Some Basics, 2Definitions, 3Guidelines, 5Summary, 31Exercises, 322 Which Kind of Graph?, 35Choosing a Graph, 37Trend Plot, 37Stacked Trend, 40Pie Chart, 42Histogram and Bar Chart, 44Scatter Graphs, 48Showing Linearity, 50Regressions, 52Other Graphs, 54Summary, 60Exercises, 613 Connecting the Dots, 63Example 1: Grouped Results, 66Example 2a: Different Parameters, 68Example 2b: Different Parameters, 70Example 3: Missing Data, 70Example 4: ATrend in Time, 72Example 5: Interaction with the Axis, 74Example 6: Histograms in AllBut Name, 75Example 7: Increasing Resolution, 77Example 8: Showing Noise, 78Example 9: Leader Lines, 80Summary, 81Exercises, 824 The Nondata Parts of the Graph, 85Axes, 92Captions, 97Callouts, 100Summary, 105Exercises, 1065 Getting the Most Out of Your Software, 109Keyboard Shortcuts, 110Drawing Shortcuts, 111Line Shortcuts, 112Object Shortcuts, 115Lining Things Up, 119Snap-to-Grid is Your Friend (or Not), 122Saving Work by Copying, 122Layout Basics, 130Inserting Graphics into Microsoft Word, 135The Trick for Word, 136Inserting Graphics intoWordPerfect, 139Summary, 141Exercises, 1436 Presentations or How to Succeed in Business, 145Purpose or Objective, 147Structure and Outline, 148Using a Summary, 148Storyboard, 149Putting the Presentation Together, 155Rules for Slides, 155Backgrounds, 163Putting the Software to Use, 166Starting the Talk, 167The Body of the Talk, 168Finishing the Talk, 170Etiquette, 171Summary, 171Exercises, 1727 An Introduction to Spreadsheets, 175Getting the Numbers, 176Scope of the Remaining Spreadsheet Chapters, 177Time Axes, 178Summary, 1798 Using Spreadsheets: Excel, 181Bar Charts, 181Histograms, 189Pie Charts, 191Scatter Graphs, 192Multiple Series, 196A Complicated Example, 200Inserting Data, 203Floating Bars, 204Multiple Type: Combining Trend and Histogram, 205Summary, 207Exercises, 2089 Using Spreadsheets: QuattroPro, 211Bar Charts, 211Histograms, 217Pie Charts, 219Scatter Graphs, 221Multiple Series, 226A Complicated Example, 229Inserting Data, 232Floating Bars, 233Multiple Type: Combining Trend and Histogram, 235Summary, 239Exercises, 24010 Fixes Using Graphics Programs, 241Getting the Graph into a Graphics Program, 241Maintaining Relationships, 243Fixing a Pie Chart, 249Some Excel/PowerPoint Tips, 251Some QuattroPro/Presentations Tips, 252Data Manipulation: The Carbon Dioxide Data, 253Scanning and Tracing, 259Tracing Example 1: Electron Velocity, 261Tracing Example 2: Rainfall and Audible Noise, 272Tracing Example 3: Investment Comparison, 274Summary, 276Exercises, 27711 Something Beginning with "P", 279Perspective, 279Perspective: The Technical Approach, 283Perspective: The Nontechnical Approach, 291Perspective: The Z Dimension, 293Patent Drawings, 294Basic Principles, 295What Must Be in Your Drawing, 295Peculiarities of Patent Drawings, 295Summary, 297Exercises, 29812 File Formats and Conversions, 299Conversion Problems, 299Two Questions, 300File Varieties, 301Back to the Two Questions, 305A File Taxonomy, 306A Sample File Format, 306Some Real Formats: A Quick Look, 309Filters, 311Summary, 316Exercises, 31713 Style Matters, 319Developing Your Own Style, 320Some (General) Alternatives, 323Your Options, 327Adapting Somebody Else’s Style, 327Some Advice, 329Summary, 329Exercises, 33014 Case Studies, 333Case Study Number 1: Voltage Regulator, 333Case Study Number 2: Baseball Performances, 334Case Study Number 3: Amplifier Performance, 336Case Study Number 4: Radio Communication in Ice, 338Case Study Number 5: Nucleotides in DNA, 343Case Study Number 6: The Graph Behind the MMR--AutismControversy, 347Summary, 356Exercises, 35715 Summaries, 359Chapter 1: Basics, 359Chapter 2: Which Kind of Graph? 360Chapter 3: Connecting the Dots, 361Chapter 4: The Nondata Parts of the Graph, 362Chapter 5: Getting the Most Out of Your Software, 363Chapter 6: Presentations or How to Succeed in Business, 364Chapter 7: An Introduction to Spreadsheets, 365Chapter 8: Using Spreadsheets: Excel, 366Chapter 9: Using Spreadsheets: QuattroPro, 368Chapter 10: Fixes Using Graphics Programs, 369Chapter 11: Something Beginning with "P", 370Chapter 12: File Formats and Conversions, 371Chapter 13: Style Matters, 372Chapter 14: Case Studies, 373Index, 375

Harold Kirkham, PhD, is an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and has published more than fifty peer-reviewed papers and reports. Robin C. Dumas is an IT manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She has a background in computers as well as graphic design and has won several awards from the Society for Technical Communication.

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• Preface, ix1 Basics, 1What the Book Is About, 1Some Basics, 2Definitions, 3Guidelines, 5Summary, 31Exercises, 322 Which Kind of Graph?, 35Choosing a Graph, 37Trend Plot, 37Stacked Trend, 40Pie Chart, 42Histogram and Bar Chart, 44Scatter Graphs, 48Showing Linearity, 50Regressions, 52Other Graphs, 54Summary, 60Exercises, 613 Connecting the Dots, 63Example 1: Grouped Results, 66Example 2a: Different Parameters, 68Example 2b: Different Parameters, 70Example 3: Missing Data, 70Example 4: ATrend in Time, 72Example 5: Interaction with the Axis, 74Example 6: Histograms in AllBut Name, 75Example 7: Increasing Resolution, 77Example 8: Showing Noise, 78Example 9: Leader Lines, 80Summary, 81Exercises, 824 The Nondata Parts of the Graph, 85Axes, 92Captions, 97Callouts, 100Summary, 105Exercises, 1065 Getting the Most Out of Your Software, 109Keyboard Shortcuts, 110Drawing Shortcuts, 111Line Shortcuts, 112Object Shortcuts, 115Lining Things Up, 119Snap-to-Grid is Your Friend (or Not), 122Saving Work by Copying, 122Layout Basics, 130Inserting Graphics into Microsoft Word, 135The Trick for Word, 136Inserting Graphics intoWordPerfect, 139Summary, 141Exercises, 1436 Presentations or How to Succeed in Business, 145Purpose or Objective, 147Structure and Outline, 148Using a Summary, 148Storyboard, 149Putting the Presentation Together, 155Rules for Slides, 155Backgrounds, 163Putting the Software to Use, 166Starting the Talk, 167The Body of the Talk, 168Finishing the Talk, 170Etiquette, 171Summary, 171Exercises, 1727 An Introduction to Spreadsheets, 175Getting the Numbers, 176Scope of the Remaining Spreadsheet Chapters, 177Time Axes, 178Summary, 1798 Using Spreadsheets: Excel, 181Bar Charts, 181Histograms, 189Pie Charts, 191Scatter Graphs, 192Multiple Series, 196A Complicated Example, 200Inserting Data, 203Floating Bars, 204Multiple Type: Combining Trend and Histogram, 205Summary, 207Exercises, 2089 Using Spreadsheets: QuattroPro, 211Bar Charts, 211Histograms, 217Pie Charts, 219Scatter Graphs, 221Multiple Series, 226A Complicated Example, 229Inserting Data, 232Floating Bars, 233Multiple Type: Combining Trend and Histogram, 235Summary, 239Exercises, 24010 Fixes Using Graphics Programs, 241Getting the Graph into a Graphics Program, 241Maintaining Relationships, 243Fixing a Pie Chart, 249Some Excel/PowerPoint Tips, 251Some QuattroPro/Presentations Tips, 252Data Manipulation: The Carbon Dioxide Data, 253Scanning and Tracing, 259Tracing Example 1: Electron Velocity, 261Tracing Example 2: Rainfall and Audible Noise, 272Tracing Example 3: Investment Comparison, 274Summary, 276Exercises, 27711 Something Beginning with "P", 279Perspective, 279Perspective: The Technical Approach, 283Perspective: The Nontechnical Approach, 291Perspective: The Z Dimension, 293Patent Drawings, 294Basic Principles, 295What Must Be in Your Drawing, 295Peculiarities of Patent Drawings, 295Summary, 297Exercises, 29812 File Formats and Conversions, 299Conversion Problems, 299Two Questions, 300File Varieties, 301Back to the Two Questions, 305A File Taxonomy, 306A Sample File Format, 306Some Real Formats: A Quick Look, 309Filters, 311Summary, 316Exercises, 31713 Style Matters, 319Developing Your Own Style, 320Some (General) Alternatives, 323Your Options, 327Adapting Somebody Else’s Style, 327Some Advice, 329Summary, 329Exercises, 33014 Case Studies, 333Case Study Number 1: Voltage Regulator, 333Case Study Number 2: Baseball Performances, 334Case Study Number 3: Amplifier Performance, 336Case Study Number 4: Radio Communication in Ice, 338Case Study Number 5: Nucleotides in DNA, 343Case Study Number 6: The Graph Behind the MMR--AutismControversy, 347Summary, 356Exercises, 35715 Summaries, 359Chapter 1: Basics, 359Chapter 2: Which Kind of Graph? 360Chapter 3: Connecting the Dots, 361Chapter 4: The Nondata Parts of the Graph, 362Chapter 5: Getting the Most Out of Your Software, 363Chapter 6: Presentations or How to Succeed in Business, 364Chapter 7: An Introduction to Spreadsheets, 365Chapter 8: Using Spreadsheets: Excel, 366Chapter 9: Using Spreadsheets: QuattroPro, 368Chapter 10: Fixes Using Graphics Programs, 369Chapter 11: Something Beginning with "P", 370Chapter 12: File Formats and Conversions, 371Chapter 13: Style Matters, 372Chapter 14: Case Studies, 373Index, 375