Exam 13: Creating Visuals and Data Displays

Soo-jung is creating a written presentation for a client who is new to her industry. In the presentation, she supports her text with visuals, letting them speak for themselves and providing little explanation of the material. This technique will help Soo-jung make a more positive impact on the client.

Latoya creates a visual for her presentation to Enviro Inc., an environmental conservation company. The visual demonstrates how various companies' pollution systems are destroying undersea life. She wants to ensure that her visual contains enough detail to make her point clear so that Enviro Inc. takes action. In this scenario, which visual or data display is Latoya most likely to use to display her data?

Bernardo creates a written presentation in which he depicts most of his numerical data in black-and-white graphs. He uses as few lines as necessary and stripes and wavy lines to indicate different segments. He does not add any clip art to the graph. He strictly avoids using chartjunk. Which of the following should Bernardo do to improve the quality of his graphs further?

Arisa constructs a line graph to depict the increasing productivity of her three team members over the past year. She puts time on the vertical axis and productivity on the horizontal axis. She labels both the axes and also gives the graph a title. She does not use perspectives because she feels they will make the values difficult to read. When she presents her graph to her manager, he is dissatisfied because he finds it difficult to read. Which of the following is the most likely reason for his dissatisfaction with the graph?

________ allow you to compare either several aspects of each item or several items over time.

Natalya is comparing the sales volume in her region to the sales volumes in seven other regions in the country. She should choose a bar chart because audiences find it easy to compare items in bar charts.

Ronak is creating a report on the user reviews for his company's new software program. He has been asked to use certain types of visuals from data that have already been collected. To increase the positive impact of his report, Ronak should choose only those visuals that he finds easy and comfortable to design.

Liwei, a sales manager, conducted a competition to see which of his team members sold the most products in the previous month. To decide the winner, he collects his data and creates a bar chart. Which of the following charts will best help him identify a winner?

Farah is preparing a bar chart to depict the varying amounts of iron ore found in different geographic regions of the country. She adds a title to the chart and labels both the axes. All the labels are present inside the bars, and the width of the bars varies according to the value each of them represents. She ensures that the bars are placed close enough together to make comparison easy. Which of the following corrections to Farah's bar chart will help improve its quality?

Antonio wants to use a visual to show the proposed schedule for his project. Which visual should he use, and what tips should he follow while using it?

Which of the following software programs is most appropriate for creating a pie chart?

Which of the following statements about the connotations of colors according to professions is true?

When using visuals, you should

Explain what maps are used for and what you should keep in mind when presenting data in the form of a map.

Photoshop, Publisher, and Illustrator are best used for creating

Which of the following statements about colors and their common connotations in the United States is true?

Alexei needs a dramatic visual to convey qualitative and quantitative data from two related research studies. He needs to make a big impact on an audience that will not be concerned with specific numbers and minute details. Which kind of graphic is the best choice for his presentation?

Which of the following should you keep in mind when using photographs to display data visually?

When you want to emphasize specific numbers to your reader, use a(n)

Explain when it is appropriate to use each of the following types of visuals: table, bar chart, pie chart, and line graph.