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Session: Workshop on Writing about Multivariate Analysis
1002.0: Saturday, November 03, 2007: 9:00 AM-12:30 PM
CE Hours: 3 contact hours
Workshop on Writing about Multivariate Analysis
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview:
The purpose of this Institute is to teach how to convey multivariate results clearly and effectively in both written and spoken form. Writing about results of linear and logistic regression is a common task for public health researchers, comprising an integral part of many academic papers, grant proposals, and presentations. Too often, however, explanations of multivariate analyses become bogged down in statistical jargon and technical details. This workshop will demonstrate how to use standard expository writing techniques in combination with principles and tools for quantitative communication to write well about applications of multivariate analysis to issues in public health. • The first part of the workshop will be devoted to learning how to use tables, charts, examples, and analogies to write a clear, compelling argument about a research question, using multivariate results as evidence. • The second part will be spent showing how to translate written results into slides and speaker’s notes for an oral presentation on multivariate analysis. Both short (20-minute) conference presentations and longer (1 hour) seminar formats will be discussed.
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM   Introduction to Workshop on Writing about Multivariate Analysis
Jane E. Miller, PhD
9:05 AM - 9:25 AMWriting an effective narrative with numbers as evidence
Jane E. Miller, PhD
9:25 AM - 9:45 AMProse description of numberic patterns for results sections - lecture
Jane E. Miller, PhD
9:45 AM - 10:15 AMExercise, questions, and discussion on prose description of numeric patterns
Jane E. Miller, PhD
10:15 AM - 10:35 AMEffective tables and charts for presenting numeric information--lecture
Jane E. Miller, PhD
10:35 AM - 11:05 AMExercises, questions, and discussion on tables and charts
Jane E. Miller, PhD
11:05 AM - 11:25 AMBreak
11:25 AM - 11:55 AMAdapting material from a paper for a speech - lecture
Jane E. Miller, PhD
11:55 AM - 12:25 PMExercises, questions, and discussion on adapting material for a speech
Jane E. Miller, PhD
12:25 PM - 12:30 PMClosing and evaluations
Organized by:APHA-Learning Institute (APHA-LI)
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA