WRIT 107T Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Gantt Chart, Pie Chart, Line Graph
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3:57 pm: using visuals effectively is important in technical communication, however, visuals can confuse readers and users, some academic fields encourage writers to begin the writing process by creating visuals before writing the text of a report/article. Types of visual displays: pie chart. Show how a part/parts are related to the whole. Allows for comparison of the different groups. Visually groups/estimates percentage quantities to make a point clearly and forcefully: line graph. Useful for showing clusters of data so viewers can see relationships: tables. Use when exact figures are important: maps. To show something being used: line drawings. Omits distracting detail to focus viewer attention on specific aspects of the item being illustrated: gantt chart. Especially when writing a proposal or progress report. Identifies the point you want to convey to the reader: caption. Directs readers to the story that you are trying to tell by including the figure: labelled units.
