Chapter 3 Quiz

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Never use a _____ chart when a _____ chart will suffice.

3-D; 2-D

Natalie needs to compare the number of employees by job title for the last five years. Which of the following charts should Natalie use?

Clustered-column (bar) chart

Fields may be chosen to represent all of the following except ______ in the body of a PivotTable.

Filters

The ratio of the amount of ink used in a table or chart that is necessary to convey information to the total amount of ink used in the table and chart is known as data-ink ratio. Using additional ink that is not necessary to convey information has what effect on the data-ink ratio?

It reduces the data-ink ratio

To summarize and analyze data with both a crosstabulation and charting, Excel typically pairs

PivotCharts with PivotTables

Which one of the following statements is not true concerning PivotTables in Excel?

PivotTables can be built using data arrayed in rows

In many cases, white space in a chart can improve

Readability

Which of the following graphs cannot be used to display categorical data?

Scatter chart

A line chart that has no axes but is used to provide information on overall trends for time series data is called a

Sparkline

A data visualization tool that updates in real time and gives multiple outputs is called

a data dashboard

A chart that is recommended as an alternative to pie chart is a

bar chart

the charts that are helpful in making comparisons between categorical variables are

bar charts and column charts

In order to visualize three variables in a two-dimensional graph, we use a

bubble chart

_______ are visual methods of displaying data

charts

An alternative for a stacked column chart when comparing more than a couple of quantitative variables in each category is a

clustered column chart

A disadvantage of stacked-column charts and stacked-bar charts is that

it can be difficult to perceive small differences in areas

the best way to differentiate chart elements is using

labels

A _____ is a graphical presentation of the relationship between two quantitative variables

scatter chart

Table should be used instead of charts when

the values being displayed have different units or very different magnitudes

A ______ is useful for visualizing hierarchical data along multiple dimensions

treemap

A ______ is a line that provides an approximation of the relationship between the variables.

trendline


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