Health Stats Ch 14 Study Set
A line chart illustrates patterns or trends of quantitative data over some variable, usually time. a. True b. False
a. True
Atypically the approximate height to width ratio that is most appropriate for chart construction is 3:5 or 3:4. a. True b. False
a. True
Bars on a bar chart can be presented either horizontally (bar chart) or vertically (column chart). a. True b. False
a. True
Colors and patterns can be used in charts to draw special attention or emphasize a point. a. True b. False
a. True
The type of chart that is most appropriate for presenting qualitative data is bar or column charts. a. True b. False
a. True
The type of chart that is most appropriate for presenting quantitative continuous data is a graph (histogram or frequency polygon). a. True b. False
a. True
The x-axis and y-axis are the two axes on a chart. The x-axis typically contains primary variables and shows values lowest to highest from left to right. a. True b. False
a. True
Most charts and graphs use rectangular coordinates that have two lines, called ____, that intersect at a right angle. a. axes b. x c. y d. scale
a. axes
The ____ usually represents the primary variable (independent variable). a. x-axis b. y-axis c. a-axis d. none of the above
a. x-axis
Bar charts present data vertically whereas a column chart presents data horizontally. a. True b. False
b. False
The most popular software that includes graphing capabilities is Microsoft Office's Word. a. True b. False
b. False
Which type of chart is best for showing patterns or trends of quantitative data over some variable, usually time? a. One-variable bar chart b. Line graph c. Bar chart d. Pie chart
b. Line graph
____ data is ____data; non-numeric data; observations are organized into categories without any recognition of order. a. Nominal; quantitative b. Nominal; qualitative c. Nominal; valid d. Nominal; invalid
b. Nominal; qualitative
Which type of chart is best to represent categorical data? a. Pie charts b. Line charts c. Bar charts d. All of the above
c. Bar charts
Which of the following is a spreadsheet software program that can be used for making charts? a. Word b. PowerPoint c. Excel d. Access
c. Excel
The maximum number of data elements illustrated in a chart or graph should be ____. a. three b. four c. five d. ten
c. five
Identify the graphic technique used to display quantitative continuous data. a. Bar chart b. Stack bar chart c. Line chart d. Histogram e. All of the above
d. Histogram
Which type of chart is best for representing the proportional or percentage contribution of each variable to the whole data category being presented? a. One-variable bar chart b. Two-variable bar chart c. Bar chart d. Pie chart
d. Pie chart
A histogram is used to represent ____ data. a. nominal b. ordinal c. discrete d. continuous
d. continuous
The ____ is useful for comparing the relative contribution of the series data in each of the categorical variables. a. pie chart b. multiple side-by-side chart c. line graph d. percent stack bar
d. percent stack bar
