WRITTEN TEST

NAME
STUDENT ID
COURSE CODE BSD1323 STORYTELLING AND DATA VISUALIZATION
DATE 30 MAY 2022, MONDAY
DURATION 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
SESSION/SEMESTER SESSION 2021/2022 SEMESTER II

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE: Question FOR EXAMINER USE ONLY

number Marks CLO Marks
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. Write your answers in an empty paper sheet PART 1 / 12 1
(handwritten). PART 2 / 12 1
3. For each answer sheet, write down your ID
number and Name. PART 3 / 16 2
4. Place your National Identification Card in
front of each page of your answer sheet.
5. Scan your answer sheet and save in pdf file.
Total
marks 40
6. Upload your pdf file in KALAM within 15
minutes after the examination ended.

CLO Description PLO mapping Percentage Marks

Acquire fundamental skill of PLO1: Knowledge and 9% 24
CLO1 data visualization. Understanding
C3: Application
Demonstrate the data PLO2: Cognitive Skills and 6% 16
visualization skill using an Functional work skills with
CLO2
effective storytelling. focus on Numeracy skills
C3: Application
TOTAL 15% 40

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This test paper consists of NINE (9) printed pages including front page.
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PART 1: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (12 MARKS)

Select the best answer for the following questions.

1. Which of the following statements does not describe the principle of communication data
through visualizations?
A. Know the goal of the study and the target audience.
B. Use the right data and do not lie with statistics.
C. Choose any medium or tools.
D. Select suitable visualizations that convey the unique properties of the data set.

2. Suppose you have MIN([Weight]) in your worksheet view. If the aggregate measure is
unchecked, what will the view show instead of MIN([Weight])?
A. Bin ([Weight])
B. Weight
C. ATTR([Weight])
D. SUM([Weight])

3. Suppose you want to combine data from two tables and the following view in Figure 1 appears.
Which type of join that you will use to combine both tables?

Figure 1

A. Inner Join
B. Left Join
C. Right Join
D. Full Outer Join

4. Which type of chart are most often used to visualize the distribution of a single continuous
measure?
A. Scatter Plot
B. Tree Maps
C. Box Plot
D. Line Chart

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5. Bins can be created for which type of chart?

A. Bar Chart
B. Packed Bubbles
C. Histogram
D. Area Chart

6. The following visualization in Figure 2 shows YEAR(date) and WEEK(date). Are the dates
discrete or continuous?

Figure 2

A. YEAR(date) is discrete, WEEK(date) is discrete

B. YEAR(date) is discrete, WEEK(date) is continuous
C. YEAR(date) is continuous, WEEK(date) is discrete
D. YEAR(date) is continuous, WEEK(date) is continuous

7. Which type of the following chart is suitable to represent the variation of activities over a range
of times?
A. Box Plot
B. Line Chart
C. Gantt Chart
D. Scatter Plot

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8. A Text Table view has a dimension field, "Country”. There is a total of 156 countries listed in
the data field. Which of the following option would combine related countries in the data field?
A. Group
B. Folder
C. Hierarchy
D. Set

9. How can you identify a calculated value in Tableau?

A. It is identified by a blue pill in the visualization.
B. It is identified by a green pill in the visualization.
C. It is preceded by an “=” symbol in the data window.
D. When added to the visualization, it produces distinct values.

10. The following are types of Table Calculation value, except ___________ .
A. Running Total
B. Percent Difference
C. Rank
D. Average

11. Where should the most important chart be positioned on a dashboard?

A. Center
B. Bottom
C. Upper Right
D. Upper Left

12. Which of the following is true?

A. A dashboard cannot include a story, but a story can include a dashboard.
B. A dashboard can include a story, but a story cannot include a dashboard.
C. A dashboard can include a story, and a story can include a dashboard.
D. A dashboard cannot include a story, and a story cannot include a dashboard.

[12 Marks, CLO1/PLO1]

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PART 2: SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (12 MARKS)

Figure 3 shows an example of a workspace view in Tableau.

Figure 3

Based on the Figure 3, answer the following questions.

a. How many numerical variables are available in the data source?

b. Which non-numerical data field is automatically generated?

c. Name the icon A which is highlighted in the red circle.

d. What is the different between the icon of “NA Sales” and “Other Sales”?

e. State the type of data field used as column for the bar chart.

f. Name a data field that can be used as filtering element for the bar chart.

g. Name the type of calculation used for the “top 3 sales”.

h. How to change the color choice for the “top 3 sales”?

i. How to animate the view and display the yearly trend?

j. Among the parameters listed in the data pane, which parameter could be added to the bar chart?
Give a reason.

[12 Marks, CLO1/PLO1]

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PART 3: CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS (16 MARKS)

A Human Resource Manager at a company in United States is concerned with more and more
employees leaving their job. Therefore, he designed a data visualization dashboard in Figure 4 to
see if there are significant criteria on who will be terminated or quit their job. The dashboards are
designed based on the distribution of 22,211 hired employees at the company from year 2000 to
2021. Based on the findings of the visualization dashboard, the manager aims to proactively go to
the targeted employees, providing them with better policies and work-life balance. Based on the
dashboard in Figure 4, answer the following questions.

a. Analyse six (6) main findings given by the data visualization dashboard based on the following
criteria.

i. Tenure Years
ii. Age
iii. Department
iv. State
v. Gender
vi. Races
[6 Marks, CLO2/PLO2]

b. In your opinion, does the distribution age of employees and its average give impact on the
company’s performance level? State your reason(s).
[2 Marks, CLO2/PLO2]

c. Suggest a way to improve the visualization that shows the Trend Hiring by Month. Then, state
its advantage.
[2 Marks, CLO2/PLO2]

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Source: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/gandes.goldestan/viz/HRDashboard_16284874251120/Overview
Figure 4
d. Each visualization in this dashboard is not filtered except for the visualization that shows the
Trend Hiring by Month. Hence, suggest a data field that could be added in the filter shelf for
the following visualizations. Then, explain the advantage of using filter in these
visualizations.

i. Number of Employee by Department

ii. Gender Percentage

[4 Marks, CLO2/PLO2]

e. If you are the human resource manager, suggest which criteria would you focus on providing
better policies so that the employees will not be terminated or quit their job. Give your reason.

[2 Marks, CLO2/PLO2]

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