Question 1

A type of graphical statistic that is designed for interval level data and has an appearance that almost looks like a bar chart is:

Accepted Answer

A) bargram 
B) chartgram 
C) scatterplot 
D) histogram 
A) bargram 
B) chartgram 
C) scatterplot 
D) histogram

Question 2

Most statistical graphics

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrate the shape of a variable distribution 
B) present relationships in pictures 
C) are easier to use than nongraphical statistics 
D) all of the above 
A) demonstrate the shape of a variable distribution 
B) present relationships in pictures 
C) are easier to use than nongraphical statistics 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Most people find it difficult to estimate the actual percentages represented by the various segments of a pie chart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following make it difficult to interpret pie charts?

Accepted Answer

A) using two or more pie charts to compare data 
B) using black and white markings instead of color 
C) using labels in the pie segments 
D) a and b above 
A) using two or more pie charts to compare data 
B) using black and white markings instead of color 
C) using labels in the pie segments 
D) a and b above

Question 5

It is better to use a clustered bar chart than multiple bar charts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A type of graphical statistic that is designed for interval level data and has an appearance that almost looks like a bar chart is:

Most statistical graphics

Most people find it difficult to estimate the actual percentages represented by the various segments of a pie chart.

Which of the following make it difficult to interpret pie charts?

It is better to use a clustered bar chart than multiple bar charts.

Introduction to Statistics

Levels of Measurement

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Curves and Distributions

Frequency Distributions

Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions

Statistical Significance

Testing for Significance: the Chi-Square Test

Testing for Significance in Two Groups: the T-Test

Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: the Analysis of Variance Statistic

The Concept of Association

Testing for Association: Phi

Testing for Association: Pearsons R and Regression

Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships

Box Plots

Skewness and Kurtosis

Ordinal-Level Tests of Significance

Multiple Comparison Tests

Nominal Level Tests of Association

Ordinal Level Tests of Association

Addendum Probability

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Exam 3: Graphical Statistics

A type of graphical statistic that is designed for interval level data and has an appearance that almost looks like a bar chart is:

Most statistical graphics

Most people find it difficult to estimate the actual percentages represented by the various segments of a pie chart.

Which of the following make it difficult to interpret pie charts?

It is better to use a clustered bar chart than multiple bar charts.

Introduction to Statistics

Levels of Measurement

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Curves and Distributions

Frequency Distributions

Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions

Statistical Significance

Testing for Significance: the Chi-Square Test

Testing for Significance in Two Groups: the T-Test

Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: the Analysis of Variance Statistic

The Concept of Association

Testing for Association: Phi

Testing for Association: Pearsons R and Regression

Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships

Box Plots

Skewness and Kurtosis

Ordinal-Level Tests of Significance

Multiple Comparison Tests

Nominal Level Tests of Association

Ordinal Level Tests of Association

Addendum Probability

Filters