| ALL FRONT MATTER |
xiii |
| FOREWORD PDF |
xiii |
| PREFACE PDF |
xv |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
xxv |
| INTRODUCTION. THE INFORMATION EXPLOSION PDF |
1 |
| PART I. THINGS TO KNOW |
5 |
| 1. Beginner’s Mind |
7 |
| 2. Don’t Be Intimidated |
9 |
| 3. Information, Intention, and Action |
11 |
| 4. Peer Review and Scientific Discovery PDF |
24 |
| PART II. BE PREPARED |
31 |
| 5. Explore Your Ideology |
33 |
| 6. Get Organized |
36 |
| 7. Establish a Filing System |
39 |
| 8. Build a Toolbox |
43 |
| 9. Put Facts at Your Fingertips |
46 |
| 10. Value Your Time |
53 |
| PART III. ASSESS THEIR ANALYSIS |
57 |
| 11. The Power of Critical Thinking PDF |
59 |
| 12. Numbers Aren’t Everything |
62 |
| 13. All Numbers Are Not Created Equal |
65 |
| 14. Question Authority |
68 |
| 15. How Guesses Become Facts |
73 |
| 16. Don’t Believe Everything You Read |
76 |
| 17. Go Back to the Questions |
81 |
| 18. Reading Tables and Graphs |
84 |
| 19. Distinguish Facts from Values |
87 |
| 20. The Uncertainty Principle and the Mass Media |
90 |
| PART IV. CREATE YOUR ANALYSIS |
93 |
| 21. Reflect |
95 |
| 22. Get Unstuck |
97 |
| 23. Inquire |
99 |
| 24. Be a Detective |
102 |
| 25. Create Consistent Comparisons |
105 |
| 26. Tell a Good Story |
107 |
| 27. Dig into the Numbers |
111 |
| 28. Make a Model PDF |
124 |
| 29. Reuse Old Envelopes |
128 |
| 30. Use Forecasts with Care |
135 |
| 31. Hear All Sides |
142 |
| PART V. SHOW YOUR STUFF |
145 |
| 32. Know Your Audience |
147 |
| 33. Document, Document, Document |
149 |
| 34. Let the Tables and Graphs Do the Work |
161 |
| 35. Create Compelling Graphs and Figures |
166 |
| 36. Create Good Tables |
177 |
| 37. Use Numbers Effectively in Oral Oresentations |
186 |
| 38. Use the Internet |
189 |
| 39. Share and Share Alike PDF |
201 |
| CONCLUSION. CREATING THE FUTURE |
209 |
| EPILOGUE. SOME PARTING THOUGHTS PDF |
213 |
| FURTHER READING |
223 |
| NOTES |
243 |
| INDEX |
249 |
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