Optimizing the Display and Interpretation of Data (Paperback)

Robert Warner

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商品描述

"What information do these data reveal?" "Is the information correct?" "How can I make the best use of the information?" The widespread use of computers and our reliance on the data generated by them have made these questions increasingly common and important. Computerized data may be in either digital or analog form and may be relevant to a wide range of applications that include medical monitoring and diagnosis, scientific research, engineering, quality control, seismology, meteorology, political and economic analysis and business and personal financial applications. The sources of the data may be databases that have been developed for specific purposes or may be of more general interest and include those that are accessible on the Internet.

In addition, the data may represent either single or multiple parameters. Examining data in its initial form is often very laborious and also makes it possible to "miss the forest for the trees" by failing to notice patterns in the data that are not readily apparent. To address these problems, this monograph describes several accurate and efficient methods for displaying, reviewing and analyzing digital and analog data. The methods may be used either singly or in various combinations to maximize the value of the data to those for whom it is relevant. None of the methods requires special devices and each can be used on common platforms such as personal computers, tablets and smart phones. Also, each of the methods can be easily employed utilizing widely available off-the-shelf software.

Using the methods does not require special expertise in computer science or technology, graphical design or statistical analysis. The usefulness and accuracy of all the described methods of data display, review and interpretation have been confirmed in multiple carefully performed studies using independent, objective endpoints. These studies and their results are described in the monograph. Because of their ease of use, accuracy and efficiency, the methods for displaying, reviewing and analyzing data described in this monograph can be highly useful to all who must work with computerized information and make decisions based upon it.

  • The reader will learn methods for easily increasing the speed and accuracy of reviewing data that are relevant to many diverse fields of endeavor
  • This will reduce the drudgery associated with reviewing the data and simultaneously improve the reliability of the interpretations that result from the review
  • This increased efficiency of review will make it easier to provide "full disclosure" of the data to all those responsible for making decisions based on any actionable information that might be contained in the data

商品描述(中文翻譯)

「這些數據揭示了什麼信息?」「這些信息是否正確?」「我該如何充分利用這些信息?」電腦的廣泛使用和我們對其生成的數據的依賴使得這些問題變得越來越常見和重要。計算機化的數據可以是數字或類比形式,可能與醫療監測和診斷、科學研究、工程、質量控制、地震學、氣象學、政治和經濟分析以及商業和個人財務應用等各種應用相關。數據的來源可能是為特定目的而開發的數據庫,也可能是更具一般性的興趣,包括那些在互聯網上可訪問的數據。

此外,數據可能代表單個或多個參數。以其初始形式檢查數據通常非常費時且容易因未能注意到數據中不明顯的模式而「見樹不見林」。為解決這些問題,本專著描述了幾種準確高效的數字和類比數據顯示、審查和分析方法。這些方法可以單獨使用,也可以結合使用,以最大程度地提高數據對相關人員的價值。這些方法都不需要特殊設備,可以在個人電腦、平板電腦和智能手機等常見平台上使用。此外,每種方法都可以輕鬆地使用廣泛可用的現成軟件。

使用這些方法不需要專業的計算機科學或技術、圖形設計或統計分析知識。所有描述的數據顯示、審查和解釋方法的實用性和準確性都在多個精心進行的研究中得到了確認,這些研究使用獨立客觀的終點進行。這些研究及其結果在本專著中有所描述。由於其易用性、準確性和高效性,本專著中描述的數據顯示、審查和分析方法對所有必須使用計算機信息並基於此做出決策的人都非常有用。

讀者將學習到一些方法,可以輕鬆提高審查與多個領域相關的數據的速度和準確性。這將減少與審查數據相關的單調工作,同時提高由審查結果產生的解釋的可靠性。審查效率的提高將使得更容易向所有負責基於數據做出決策的人提供數據的「全面披露」,以便他們能夠利用數據中可能包含的任何可行信息做出決策。」