10 problems
10 problems
Question 11 pts
TRUE/FALSE: Pie charts function best best when used to depict the share of a single category against all other categories for a qualitative variable.
| True | |
| False |
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Question 21 pts
TRUE/FALSE: The particular graphical data display below (originally appearing on an Indian News site) contains some sort of error (either unintentional error or intentional distortion).
| True | |
| False |
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Question 31 pts
According to the blog “ExcelCharts.com” the chart below on the bottom is an improvement over the original chart from Time Magazine (below on the top). In what specific ways is the chart at bottom superior to the original chart at top? (CHECK ALL THAT ARE CORRECT)
Source: http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/redraw-troops-vs-cost-time-magazine/ (Links to an external site.)
| Avoids use a truncated axis for number of troops | |
| Provides users with a summary of the major message of the graph |
| Avoids confusing abbreviations like “bl” for billion | |
| Provides more information about the original source of the data |
| Presents the data in an obviously simpler fashion than the original |
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Question 41 pts
TRUE/FALSE: By default, anyone in the world can view and comment on a Google Drawing that you have saved to your Google Drive.
| True | |
| False |
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Question 51 pts
TRUE/FALSE: A pie chart would be an appropriate chart type for a qualitative (nominal) variable with six categories.
| True | |
| False |
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Question 61 pts
TRUE/FALSE: A histogram would be an appropriate chart type for plotting the percent of the total in each of six categories for a qualitative (nominal) variable.
| True | |
| False |
