New Program Plan Activity | Conveying Messages with Graphs

Conveying Messages with Graphs When: Thursday, September 22, 2011 | 01:30 PM-03:00 PM Where: University Library, Lilly Auditorium Presenter: Jean-luc Doumont Although widely used in research to analyze data and to communicate about them, graphical displays are still poorly mastered by researchers, who often use the wrong graphs or use them in the wrong way (and popular software does not exactly help). Based on Dr. Doumont's book Trees, Maps, and Theorems: About Effective Communication for Rational Minds,the lecture discusses how to select the right graph for a given data set and a given research question, how to optimize the graph's construction to reveal the data, and finally how to phrase a useful caption. An engineer from the Louvain School of Engineering and PhD in applied physics from Stanford University, Jean-luc Doumont now devotes his time and energy to training engineers, scientists, business people, and other rational minds in effective communication, pedagogy, statistical thinking, and related themes. Articulate, entertaining, and thought-provoking, Dr. Doumont is a popular invited speaker worldwide, in particular at international scientific conferences, research laboratories, and top-ranked universities. For additional information about Jean-luc Doumont, visit Principiae.be Register at http://ctl.iupui.edu/events/eventsRegistration.asp?id=2585 This ievent is eligible for 1 T unit.  For additional PFF programs and activities, view the PFF Program Plan available here.