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STA CHAPTER 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To see what data says... use a _______ | Graph! |
| Check data presented in a table for | Round off errors |
| The DISTRIBUTION of a variable tells us | what values it takes and how often it takes those values |
| Pie charts and Bar graphs are helpful in displaying | distribution of a categorical variable |
| Pie chart | Always show the parts of some whole |
| Bar graph | Can compare an set of numbers measured in the same unit |
| To show quantitative data use: | Line graph! |
| When using a line graph you want to look for | Trends and seasonal variation Also, ask whether the data has been seasonally adjusted |
| Why avoid using pictograms? | Misleading to the eye!! Clutter, hard for data to be seen |