“Use round numbers where possible, particularly to avoid a false appearance of precision.” – IRE Beat Book

I found this interesting because most of us learned in math to be more precise.

“Regardless of how simple or complex your data set seems, always request the “data dictionary,” a list of all of the fields in your data set, their names and what type of information is in there, such as dates, numbers or phrases.” – American Press Institute

I didn’t realize the importance of data dictionaries until after reading these articles and would like to learn more about how to use them exactly.