Deck 4: A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words

Question 1

When tallying and representing how often certain scores occur, which type of data illustration method is being used?

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

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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)histogram
C)frequency polygon
D)frequency distribution

Answer 2

C

Question 3

If you have a distribution of 50 scores, and you want 5 intervals, what should be the size of your class interval?

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

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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 5

Optimally, when choosing a class interval, you should have approximately this 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 6

Which of the following is the best range of number of data points for a class interval?

A)40
B)80
C)20
D)8

Question 7

What is the middle point of the class interval called?

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

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of a chart or graph?

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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 12

The largest class interval goes here on a frequency distribution:

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

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an example of a chart or graph?

A)frequency polygon
B)histogram
C)column chart
D)class interval

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a table?

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

Question 15

If you have a distribution of 50 scores, and you want 10 intervals, what should be the size of your class interval?

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

Question 16

What is the most basic method of illustrating data?

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

Question 17

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 18

What is a graphical representation of a frequency distribution?

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

Question 19

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)do not label anything
D)maintain the scale in the graph

Question 20

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

Question 21

What is the horizontal axis on a graph called?

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

What is a histogram?

Question 24

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

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

Question 25

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 26

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

Question 27

A graph should communicate only one idea.

Question 28

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

Question 29

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)pie chart
D)frequency polygon

Question 30

When we use every feature a computer program has to make charts, what will likely happen?

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

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

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

Question 33

What is a frequency polygon?

Question 34

What is another name for a cumulative frequency polygon?

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

Question 35

What is the vertical axis on a graph called?

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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 38

Describe the process of creating a class interval.

Question 39

What is the general principle of labelling in graph design?

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

Question 40

What is a frequency distribution?

Question 41

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