Exam 3: Visual Displays of Data

Use the following to answer questions This graph depicts fictional data that replicate the pattern of performance observed in a study published by Nietfeld and Ender (2003). Figure: Intelligence and Teaching Efficacy -(Figure: Intelligence and Teaching Efficacy) The type of graph depicted in the figure is a:

A researcher finds that first-year college students have a more positive outlook about their future job prospects compared to seniors who are about to graduate.The researcher infers that outlook decreases steadily with each year, including across the sophomore and junior years of college.This could represent a(n) _____ lie.

At major research institutions, the intense pressure to publish has led a few people to act desperately, creating fake data to impress their reviewers and colleagues.This faking may be demonstrated in the visual distortion of data in graphing.This is an example of a(n) _____ lie.

The interpolation lie can involve:

What is a Pareto chart?

_____ refer(s) to any unnecessary information in a chart that is distracting.

The lie of extrapolation assumes that values beyond the data points will continue indefinitely, while the lie of interpolation assumes that some value between the data points lies on a straight line between those data points.

The purpose of a graph is to reveal and clarify relations between variables.