Economics: Writing in Economics

A specialized guide for writing about multivariate analysis.Contents:Principles -- Seven basic principles -- Causality, statistical significance, and substantive significance -- Five more technical principles -- Tools -- Creating effective tables -- Creating effective charts -- Choosing effective examples and analogies -- Basic types of quantitative comparisons -- Quantitative comparisons for multivariate models -- Choosing how to present statistical test results -- Pulling it all together -- Writing introductions, conclusions, and abstracts -- Writing about data and methods -- Writing about distributions and associations -- Writing about multivariate models -- Speaking about multivariate analyses -- Writing for applied audiences.

A practical guide to writing about statistics and other numerical data.Contents: Why Write about Numbers? -- Principles -- Seven Basic Principles -- Causality, Statistical Significance, and Substantive Significance --Technical but Important: Five More Basic Principles -- Tools -- Types of Quantitative Comparison -- Creating Effective Tables -- Creating Effective Charts -- Choosing Effective Examples and Analogies -- Pulling It All Together -- Writing about Distributions and Associations -- Writing about Data and Methods -- Pulling It All Together -- Speaking about Numbers.

A guide to writing academic papers specifically designed for students in economics.