Deck 3: Data Presentation

Question 1

The ________ of a table needs to give a quick and complete snapshot of the data within.

A) table shell
B) box head
C) title
D) cells

Answer 1

title

Question 2

A ______ presents data categories in percentages of a whole.

A) scatter diagram
B) bar graph
C) pie chart
D) line graph

Answer 2

pie chart

Question 3

A ______ is best used to illustrate trends in the frequency of data.

A) scatter diagram
B) bar graph
C) pie chart
D) line graph

Answer 3

line graph

Question 4

What are used to display continuous data that has been organized into a series of intervals?

A) Scatter diagrams
B) Histograms
C) Pie charts
D) Line graphs

Question 5

What is it called when all the data you have fits into all the categories you have?

A) Mutually exhaustive
B) Exhaustive
C) Justified
D) Empty

Question 6

This names the individual columns by captions or column titles.

A) Table shell
B) Box head
C) Title
D) Cells

Question 7

Two variable tables (like the number of discharges by gender and month) are referred to as what type of tables?

A) Frequency table
B) Contingency table
C) Precision table
D) Pivot table

Question 8

What is it called when no piece of data can fit into more than one category?

A) Mutually exclusive
B) Exhaustive
C) Justified
D) Empty

Question 9

The general structure of the table is referred to as what?

A) Table shell
B) Box head
C) Title
D) Cells

Question 10

The _____ of the data tells the reader the origin of the data and allows him or her to reproduce the study using the same data if necessary or desired.

A) footnotes
B) appendices
C) figures
D) source

Question 11

You cannot perform mathematical calculations on which type of data?

A) Integral
B) Categorical
C) Discrete
D) Continuous

Question 12

The significant figures, or the number of digits for decimal places, are referred to as ______ and should be the same for any decimals used.

A) frequency
B) contingency
C) precision
D) pivot

Question 13

Additional explanations for elements of the table or anything that is not displayed within the body of the table or the source explanation are called what?

A) Footnotes
B) Appendices
C) References
D) Figures

Question 14

A _____ table works by automatically extracting the information you want to see and summarizing the information in a smaller, separate table.

A) frequency
B) contingency
C) precision
D) pivot

Question 15

The intersection of a column and a row is referred to as a ________.

A) table shell
B) box head
C) title
D) cell

Question 16

One feature that data analysts use frequently to summarize the data in a lengthy table is called a ______ table.

A) frequency table
B) contingency table
C) precision table
D) pivot table

Question 17

_______ tables are obvious displays of data that show how many of a category appears for each class interval.

A) Frequency
B) Contingency
C) Precision
D) Pivot

Question 18

A ______ helps visualize suspected cause and effect relationships between independent and dependent variables.

A) scatter diagram
B) bar graph
C) pie chart
D) line graph

Question 19

A ____ also uses the x and y axis but uses columns instead of a coordinate of the two axes.

A) scatter diagram
B) bar graph
C) pie chart
D) line graph

Question 20

A _______ is an excellent choice for representing categorical or nominal data, like gender, race, marital status, and zip code, where the bars do not touch because the data is not continuous.

A) scatter diagram
B) bar chart
C) pie chart
D) line graph

Question 21

If you were tasked with displaying the results of a Likert scale, (survey method of answering as in "strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree, strongly disagree") which presentation type would you use?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Bar graph
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 22

In a pie chart, all the slices will always add up to what percent?

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 100%

Question 23

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a line graph?

A) It provides a quick picture of the trend increase, decrease, or no change in your data.
B) It's easy to graph.
C) Exact data values may not be available.
D) It provides a quick picture of the trend over time.

Question 24

Which type of presentation method shows actual data points that can be used to examine relationships (like medicine and test results)?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Histogram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 25

A coding supervisor has been trying to manage the workload of an increase in the number of charts that need to be coded from a recent corresponding increase in admissions. While her coders have been getting the charts coded, she has also seen the percentage of miscoded charts increase. She suspects that it might be from the charts coded with overtime hours. What is the independent variable?

A) Number of charts
B) Overtime hours
C) Increase in admissions
D) Number of errors

Question 26

You are asked to build a graphic display of data showing the frequency of cancer incidence among age groups ranging from 1 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30, 31 to 40, 41 to 50, 51 to 60, 61 to 70, 71 to 80, and 81 to 90. Which data presentation method would you choose?

A) Pictogram
B) Histogram
C) Scatter diagram
D) Bar graph

Question 27

Which data presentation method would you choose for the following health care data? A primary care facility compiled data for the month of February and found that 8% of patients needed a referral to a specialist, 12% required further imaging services (X-rays, CT scans, etc.), 58% needed a prescription, 5% were there for a follow-up appointment, 7% needed physicals, and 10% needed immunizations.

A) Scatter diagram
B) Pictogram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 28

Which of the following is an advantage of pictograms?

A) They may possibly distort the data.
B) They are an attractive way to present data.
C) Data is often rounded off to fit into the units that are being used.
D) It can be confusing when used to compare one pictogram to another.

Question 29

If you were tasked with displaying census data over a 50-year interval, which data presentation method would you choose to display it?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Pictogram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 30

Which of the following is a disadvantage of pictograms?

A) They convey a sense of large findings by using icons to represent units.
B) They are incredibly engaging.
C) They may possibly distort the data.
D) They are an attractive way to present data.

Question 31

The vertical axis that records the frequency of the dependent variable is also called what?

A) x axis
B) z axis
C) y axis
D) Coordinates

Question 32

What uses icons instead of numbers to represent units of data?

A) Pictograms
B) Histograms
C) Scatter diagrams
D) Bar graphs

Question 33

The data displayed on a heart rate monitor machine is an example of what?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Histogram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 34

You have collected nutritional information. Which data presentation method would you choose to display it?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Table
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 35

Which type of presentation method shows the minimum, maximum, and outliers?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Histogram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 36

Which presentation type is NOT continuous?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Histogram
C) Bar graph
D) Line graph

Question 37

Which type of data representation is best used to show comparisons of the proportions of categories to each other?

A) Scatter diagram
B) Histogram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 38

The horizontal axis that is used to place the independent variables is also called what?

A) x axis
B) z axis
C) y axis
D) Coordinates

Question 39

A coding supervisor has been trying to manage the workload of an increase in the number of charts that need to be coded from a recent corresponding increase in admissions. While her coders have been getting the charts coded, she has also seen the percentage of miscoded charts increase. She suspects that it might be from the charts coded with overtime hours. What is the dependent variable?

A) Number of charts
B) Overtime hours
C) Increase in admissions
D) Number of errors

Question 40

The location of the data point that is to be plotted is called a _______.

A) x axis
B) z axis
C) y axis
D) Coordinate

Question 41

Which type of data presentation method is below?

A) Bar graph
B) Scatter diagram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 42

Based on the chart below, if Small Town, OK desires to have between three and five physicians for each practice type, which type of specialty needs to hire more physicians to meet this quota?

A) Orthopedics
B) Optometry
C) Primary Care
D) Pediatrics

Question 43

Which weight category in the chart below has the largest number of student athletes?

A) 51-100 pounds
B) 101-150 pounds
C) 151-200 pounds
D) 201-250 pounds

Question 44

Which type of data presentation method is below?

A) Bar graph
B) Pictogram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 45

Which type of data presentation method is below? Small Town has a small number of physicians.

A) Bar graph
B) Pictogram
C) Pie chart
D) Histogram

Question 46

Use the graph below to answer this question: Around what time did the patient reach the maximum beats per minute?

A) 60 seconds
B) 80 seconds
C) 100 seconds
D) 120 seconds

Question 47

Which type of data presentation method is below?

A) Pictogram
B) Scatter diagram
C) Pie chart
D) Line graph

Question 48

Which month had the lowest number of patient scans (X-rays, CT scans, etc.)?

A) January
B) February
C) March
D) April

Question 49

Use the graph below to answer this question: Which bpm interval contains the most data points?

A) 40-60 bpm
B) 80-100 bpm
C) 100-120 bpm
D) 120-140 bpm

Question 50

Which type of data presentation method is below? A group of 100 student athletes were surveyed regarding their weights:

A) scatter diagram.
B) pictogram.
C) pie chart.
D) histogram.