Deck 4: A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a table?

A)frequency distribution
B)frequency polygon
C)histogram
D)line chart

Answer 1

frequency distribution

Question 2

A good rule of thumb when creating an illustration is ______.

A)to make sure your graph communicates only one idea
B)to not label items
C)to use a lot of text
D)to not worry about centering titles and axis labels

Answer 2

to make sure your graph communicates only one idea

Question 3

What is a graphical representation of a frequency distribution?

A)histogram
B)frequency distribution
C)bar chart
D)cumulative frequency distribution

Answer 3

histogram

Question 4

What is the most basic method of illustrating data?

A)frequency distribution
B)pie chart
C)line graph
D)polygon

Question 5

All but which of the following are examples of a chart or graph?

A)cumulative frequency distribution
B)frequency polygon
C)variation
D)ogive

Question 6

If you have a distribution of 100 scores,and you want 20 intervals,what should be the size of your class interval?

A)50
B)25
C)10
D)5

Question 7

What is the size of the class interval in a distribution of 50 scores with 10 intervals?

A)50
B)25
C)10
D)5

Question 8

Which of the following is among the things to remember when creating figures?

A)use a lot of text
B)all graphs communicate several ideas
C)use no labels
D)maintain the scale in the graph

Question 9

A chart that contains a continuous line that represents the frequencies of scores within a class interval is also known as a ______.

A)standard deviation
B)frequency polygon
C)histogram
D)frequency distribution

Question 10

To select a class interval,compute the range and ______ the number of intervals you want to use.

A)subtract
B)multiply by
C)add
D) divide by

Question 11

If you have a distribution of 20 scores,and you want 2 intervals,what should be the size of your class interval?

A)10
B)25
C)50
D)5

Question 12

Which type of data illustration method is being used when tallying and representing how often certain scores occur?

A)class interval
B)histogram
C)frequency distribution
D)polygon

Question 13

One reason to use a frequency polygon instead of a histogram is because it ______.

A)is a broken line
B)is drawn using straight lines
C)appears more dynamic
D)represents an ordinal level

Question 14

What is the central point of the class interval called?

A)median
B)mode
C)histogram
D)midpoint

Question 15

What is the term associated with the upper or lower boundary of a set of scores used in the creation of a frequency distribution?

A)histogram
B)polygon
C)class interval
D)frequency distribution

Question 16

A distribution of 50 scores with 5 intervals has a class interval of ______.

A)50
B)25
C)10
D)5

Question 17

Optimally,when choosing a class interval,you should have approximately how many intervals covering the entire range of data?

A)5 to 10
B)1 to 10
C)10 to 20
D)20 to 50

Question 18

What type of chart or graph displays class intervals along an x-axis?

A)pie chart
B)line graph
C)histogram
D)tally marks

Question 19

What is a method of tallying and representing how often certain scores occur?

A)histogram
B)midpoint
C)frequency distribution
D)bar chart

Question 20

The largest class interval goes ______ on a frequency distribution.

A)to the top
B)to the bottom
C)in the middle
D)either at the top or bottom

Question 21

What is another name for a cumulative frequency polygon?

A)ogive
B)cumulative polygon
C)olive
D)cumulative tally

Question 22

If you wanted to depict trends in ice cream sales over the four seasons,what kind of chart would you use?

A)line chart
B)histogram
C)pie chart
D)bar chart

Question 23

Should a chart alone convey what we often want to say?

A)no
B)yes
C)probably
D)not sure

Question 24

Using every feature a computer program has to make charts likely results in which of the following?

A)persuasion
B)group think
C)chart junk
D)illustration

Question 25

What is a frequency polygon?

Question 26

What is a histogram?

Question 27

The most basic way to illustrate data is through the creation of a histogram.

Question 28

More is more;the more functions,features,and so forth you can include on a graph,the better.

Question 29

A visual representation of data can be a much more effective way of illustrating the characteristics of a distribution or data set as compared to numerical values alone.

Question 30

A histogram conveys the same information that a frequency polygon does.

Question 31

Describe the process of creating a class interval.

Question 32

Why are measures of central tendency and measures of variability important to a visual representation of the distribution of data?

Question 33

If you wanted to examine the proportion of students in this class who are male compared to female,which of the following might you use?

A)ogive
B)line graph
C) frequency polygon
D) pie chart

Question 34

What is the frequency distribution that shows frequencies for class intervals,along with the total frequency for each?

A)frequency distribution
B)cumulative frequency distribution
C)frequency polygon
D)midpoint

Question 35

What is the horizontal axis on a graph called?

A)x-axis
B)y-axis
C)z-axis
D)frequency axis

Question 36

What is the general principle of labeling in graph design?

A)Label everything.
B)Do not label everything.
C)Avoid labeling everything.
D)Do not avoid labeling everything.

Question 37

What is the vertical axis on a graph called?

A)x-axis
B)y-axis
C)z-axis
D)nominal axis

Question 38

What is a frequency distribution?

Question 39

A graph should communicate only one idea.

Question 40

If you were interested in tracking your GPA during the time you are in graduate school,which of the following might you use?

A)bar chart
B)line graph
C)pie chart
D)histogram

Question 41

Besides histograms and polygons,describe four types of charts commonly used in behavioral and social sciences to illustrate data.