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Question 1
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Which of the following best describes a bar chart?

Select one:
a. A circle subdivided into sectors representing data in different categories

b. A chart in which vertical bars of unequal widths are usually used.

c. A chart in which vertical bars represent data in different categories.  Congratulations! That
is correct.

d. A chart in which vertical bars usually have no gaps between them.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: A chart in which vertical bars represent data in different categories.

Question 2
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Which of the following statements about pie charts is false?

Select one:
a. Pie charts can only be used for nominal data.  Congratulations! That
is correct.

b. The area of each slice of a pie chart is proportional to the relative frequency of the corresponding category.

c. Pie charts are usually used to display the relative sizes of categories for qualitative data.

d. Pie charts always have the shape of a circle.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Pie charts can only be used for nominal data.

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Question 3
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Which of the following statements is true?

Select one:
a. All of these choices are correct.  That is
correct!

b. A bar chart may be used as a graphical display of a contingency table.

c. A contingency table is used to describe two nominal variables.

d. A contingency table may also be called a cross classification table.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: All of these choices are correct.

Question 4
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Which of the following is a graphical technique used to present nominal (categorical) data?

Select one:
a. Pie chart.

b. A bar chart and/or a pie chart.  That is

correct!

c. Bar chart.

d. None of these choices are correct.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: A bar chart and/or a pie chart.

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Question 5
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Which of the following statements is true?

Select one:
a. A contingency table cannot be based on two nominal variables.

b. A contingency table lists the counts of each combination of the values of the two nominal variables.

c. Bivariate refers to the distribution of one variable.  That is

incorrect!

d. All calculations are permitted on nominal (categorical) data.

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: A contingency table lists the counts of each combination of the values of the two nominal
variables.

Question 6
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Which of the following best describes a component bar chart?

Select one:
a. All of these choices are correct.  That is
correct!

b. The height of each component is proportional to the frequency of the category that it represents.

c. Component bar charts may be used as a comparison of two or more breakdowns as an alternative to using
two pie charts.

d. A component bar chart represents all categories within a single bar.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: All of these choices are correct.

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Question 7
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Which of the following applies to graphical techniques to describe ordinal data?

Select one:
a. We may use bar charts or pie charts.

b. The bars in a bar chart should be arranged in ascending (or descending) ordinal values.

c. All of these choices are correct.  Congratulations! That

is correct.

d. In a pie chart, the wedges may be arranged clockwise in ascending (or descending) order.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: All of these choices are correct.

Question 8
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Which of the following best describes the modal class?

Select one:
a. The class with the largest number of observations.  Congratulations! That
is correct.

b. The class with the smallest number of observations.

c. The class with the largest observation in the data set.

d. The class with the smallest observation in the data set.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: The class with the largest number of observations.

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Question 9
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1.00 out of 1.00 Quiz 3

Which of the following statements about histograms is true?

Select one:
a. A histogram shows the cumulative relative frequency distribution.

b. A histogram generally has no gaps between rectangles, because it is a graphical display of a  That is
numerical variable and the horizontal axis follows a number scale. correct!

c. A histogram may be used as a graphical display of categorical data.

d. A histogram may be used as a graphical display of ordinal data.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: A histogram generally has no gaps between rectangles, because it is a graphical display of a numerical
variable and the horizontal axis follows a number scale.

Question 10
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Which of the following graphical display can be used to describe relationship between two numerical (quantitative)
variables?

Select one:
a. A scatter diagram.  That is
correct!

b. A histogram.

c. A bar chart.

d. A pie chart.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: A scatter diagram.

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