Painting with numbers : presenting financials and other numbers so people will understand you /
"Painting with Numbers is a thoughtful, yet practical and readable, guide to presenting numerical information effectively. The chapters are divided into two sections: "Technique"--Focuses on how readers and listeners perceive numbers and what they look for in reports, describes how re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | "Painting with Numbers is a thoughtful, yet practical and readable, guide to presenting numerical information effectively. The chapters are divided into two sections: "Technique"--Focuses on how readers and listeners perceive numbers and what they look for in reports, describes how reports should be laid out and organized, and provides tips on how to take advantage of the available tools - principally Microsoft Excel - to minimize time spent "beautifying" reports."Content"--provides thoughts and guidelines on specific types of reports. One chapter alone is devoted to the "Natural P & L", the statement that is the cornerstone of management financial reporting. Other chapters discuss other reports common to businesses, reports relevant to other walks of our lives, and information that especially lends itself to presentation in graphs rather than tables"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 322 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118227893 1118227891 9781621984443 1621984443 9781118239964 1118239962 9781118983898 1118983890 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118983898 |
