DATA DISPLAY - GRAPHICAL AND TABULAR - HOW AND WHY

• NCJ Number: 45969
• Author(s): H WEINER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 84 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Council on Crime and Delinquency; US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: AN INVITED TALK GIVEN TO THE ASSESSMENT CENTERS PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD AT THEIR SECOND MEETING, MAY 9, 1977, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Annotation

THE USE OF GRAPHIC DISPLAYS FOR PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATION, EXPLORATION, RECONSTITUTION, AND DECORATION IN PRESENTING CRIME STATISTICS IS DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED.

Abstract

IT IS POINTED OUT THAT THE FIRST RULE OF DATA DISPLAY IS TO KNOW THE PURPOSE OF THE DISPLAY. THAT PURPOSE CAN BE COMMUNICATION (KNOWING SOMETHING AND WANTING TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT); EXPLORATION (USING GRAPHIC DISPLAYS TO ANALYZE DATA); RECONSTITUTION (USING THE DISPLAY TO HELP THE USER RECONSTITUTE THE DATA FROM WHICH IT WAS BUILT); OR DECORATION. EACH PURPOSE IS DISCUSSED, AND EXAMPLES OF GRAPHICS AND TABULAR PRESENTATIONS SERVING EACH PURPOSE ARE PRESENTED. A BRIEF HISTORY OF GRAPHICS IS FOLLOWED BY GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF GRAPHICS. EXAMPLES OF GRAPHIC DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATE THE GUIDELINES, WHICH ARE THEN APPLIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRAPHIC DISPLAYS FROM TABULAR DATA ON CASE DISPOSITION IN JUVENILE COURTS. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED. (LKM)