Exam 10: Managing Data and Using Graphics

A line chart is an effective graphic for comparing housing prices in a particular state or region with housing prices in the United States over a five-year period.

Which of the following sentences best introduces a graph in a written report?

What is meant by "common language?" How does common language help professionals manage quantities of data efficiently?

A graphic that will not fit on the page where it is introduced should be placed in an appendix.

A company that wants to chart employee absences over a two-year period should use which of the following?

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the use of pictograms?

What questions should you ask yourself to help determine whether using a graphic presentation is appropriate and effective your written or oral report.

For Kayla to avoid a visual distortion in the bar chart she is creating to show her company's sales by region,she should design the quantitative axis to begin at zero,and make each bar the same width.

The statement that "you can prove anything with statistics" suggests that statistics can be used incorrectly.Discuss some ways statistics can be gathered or used incorrectly.

Graphics in reports generally do not need titles because their content is obvious.

Thomas is writing a report which contains a column (vertical)bar chart that shows last year's employee enrollment in three management training programs: conflict resolution,time management,and team building.Which of the following statements best interprets and analyzes the graph?

Interpreting Quantitative Data Your company has surveyed employees to determine their interest in learning about financial planning.Based on the responses,the company will develop training for employees who are interested.The table shows the total employee responses,using the raw data and percentages.The results of this survey will be reported to the director of Human Resources and used to develop a financial planning training seminar for employees. Required: Write an analysis of this data that explains the results of the survey.This analysis will appear in the written report to the director of Human Resources.

Which of the following statements about statistics is FALSE?

Which of the following is correct concerning the design of pie charts?

A pie chart is the best type of graphic aid to use to summarize the results of a survey question to which each respondent could check more than one answer.

List at least four questions the researcher should ask when considering the ethical implications of a graphic developed to illustrate text.

Graphics should clarify,simplify,or reinforce the text discussion.

The extreme use of color,complicated symbols and art techniques,and unusual combinations of typefaces,should be avoided because they can distract and bury relevant data.

Which of the following guidelines does NOT apply to a bar chart?

Data that can be presented in a pie chart may also be presented in a bar chart,but the reverse is not always true.