-------------------------------------- 12/18/2011 Justin Coslor Update of: 12/17/2011 Justin Coslor -- Diagrams v.s. Reports A diagram [of what actually seems to be going on] is more valuable than a [statistical] report. Be careful though because a drawing or picture is about twice as noticable than a description or list. -------------------------------------- 12/18/2011 Justin Coslor Update of: 12/17/2011 Justin Coslor -- Noticability Style Guide [for Knowledge Representation Noticability] Add the sum of these basic features as the base: List = + 4, Bold Letters = + 3, Italic Letters = + 2, Underlined Letters = + 4, Numbers = + 2, Equations = + 6, Color Text = + 5, Font Size = + 1 + (Varies), Include a Rating Coefficient for Media Type: Description = x 1, Diagram = x 2, Add in these other features as an offset: Audio Track = + 5, Video Clip = + 7, Photo = + 8, Pen = + 2, Pencil = + 1, Print or Typewriter or Computer Keyboard = 0, Cursive = + 1, Paint = + 7, Comic Art = + 15, Cartoon = + 9. (*Note: These equation values are just guesses, but a scientific noticability study could be done to determine the equation values with more accuracy.) So from this it looks like Bold Italic Underlined Color Equation Lists in Painted Comic Art Diagrams with an Audio Track and Photos in a Video Clip slideshow presentation, should be the most noticable ((3+2+4+5+6+4)x2 + (7+15+5+8+7) = 24x2+42 = 48+42 = 90) whereas a Computer Keyboard Description in Small Font should be the least noticable (1x1 + 0 = 1). However I prefer a Small Font Description in Pen in Print (1x1+2+0 = 2) for simplicity and simple transcription, rather than a Small Font Cursive Description in Pencil (1x1+1+1 = 3). Sometimes I include a diagram or a list or an equation or a cartoon in pen along with the description, and scan it into the computer as an image file and transcribe it in text, or make a webcam video presentation with comic art and/or diagrams (or something) of an idea. --------------------------------------