Chapter 4

The Fahrenheit scale of temperature measurement would best be described as an example of: a. interval data b. discrete data c. nominal data d. continuous data

A

What is the most appropriate chart when showing a relationship between two variables (according to Exhibit 4-8)? a. Scatter chart b. Bar chart c. Pie graph d. Histogram

A

________ data would be considered the most sophisticated type of data. a. Ratio b. Interval c. Ordinal d. Nominal

A

Gold, silver, and bronze medals would be examples of: a. nominal data b. ordinal data. c. structured data. d. test data

B

Justin Zobel suggests that revising your writing requires you to "be egoless - ready to dislike anything you have previously written," suggesting that is ______ you need to please: a. yourself b. the reader c. the customer d. your boss

B

Line charts are not recommended for what type of data? a. Normalized data b. Qualitative data c. Continuous data d. Trend lines

B

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of nominal data? a. Gender b. SAT scores c. Hair color d. Ethnic group

B

In the late 1960s, Ed Altman developed a model to predict if a company was at severe risk of going bankrupt. He called his statistic Altman's Z-score, now a widely used score in finance. Based on the name of the statistic, which statistical distribution would you guess this came from? a. Normal distribution b. Poisson distribution c. Standardized normal distribution d. Uniform distribution

C

Exhibit 4-8 gives chart suggestions for what data you'd like to portray. Those options include all of the following except: a. relationship between variables b. geographic data c. outlier detection d. normal distribution curves

D

______ data would be considered the least sophisticated type of data. a. Ratio b. Interval c. Ordinal d. Nominal

D