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Seeing Is Believing! Good Graphic Design Principles for Medical Research
Session Chair(s)
Susan Mayo, MS
Senior Mathematical Statistician, CDER Office of Biostatistics, FDA, United States
Have you noticed when browsing an article how your eye is drawn to figures more than words? The visual impact of statistical graphs can be powerfully used to communicate key points. This session highlights ways to optimally use graphs.
Learning Objective : Discuss motivations for use of good statistical graphics principles, with examples; Illustrate ways to improve the quality and transparency of statistical graphics in medical research; Describe a new framework for selecting the appropriate graph type for the situation at hand.
Speaker(s)
Susan Mayo, MS
Senior Mathematical Statistician, CDER Office of Biostatistics, FDA, United States
Motivators for Use of Graphs in Medical Research
Brenda Crowe, PHD
Associate Vice President, Statistics, Eli Lilly and Company, United States
Not Every Graph Is a Good One: Examples of Improvements to Commonly Used Graphs
Richard Forshee, PHD
Associate Director of Benefit Risk Assessment, OSE, CDER, FDA, United States
Spaghetti, Lasagna, and Cooking Up Graphs from Scratch
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