Psy302 Quantitative Methods
QUIZ CHAPTER TWO
1. State the type of graphical display for
Graph A and Graph B.
A. A is a bar chart; B is a
histogram.
B. B is a bar chart; A is a
histogram.
C. Both graphs are bar
charts.
D. Both graphs are
histograms.
Psy302 Quantitative Methods
QUIZ CHAPTER TWO
1. State the type of graphical display for
Graph A and Graph B.
A. A is a bar chart; B is a
histogram.
B. B is a bar chart; A is a
histogram.
C. Both graphs are bar
charts.
D. Both graphs are
histograms.
2. Which of the following is a type of
graphical display used to summarize
qualitative, discrete data?
A. bar chart
B. pie chart
C. histogram
D. both A and B
2. Which of the following is a type of
graphical display used to summarize
qualitative, discrete data?
A. bar chart
B. pie chart
C. histogram
D. both A and B
3. A researcher records the number of
children at a local school from single-,
divorced-, and married-parent homes. This
frequency data would be best displayed as a
A. bar chart
B. scatter plot
C. histogram
D. frequency polygon
E. b & c
3. A researcher records the number of
children at a local school from single-,
divorced-, and married-parent homes. This
frequency data would be best displayed as a
A. bar chart
B. scatter plot
C. histogram
D. frequency polygon
E. b & c
4. A researcher measures the weight (in
ounces) of newborn infants in the month
of March. What type of graphical display
would be most appropriate for summarizing
the frequency of infants falling into
different intervals of weight?
A. bar chart
B. scatter plot
C. histogram
D. pie chart
E. b & c
4. A researcher measures the weight (in
ounces) of newborn infants in the month
of March. What type of graphical display
would be most appropriate for summarizing
the frequency of infants falling into
different intervals of weight?
A. bar chart
B. scatter plot
C. histogram
D. pie chart
E. b & c
5. Frequency polygons are don’t-and-line
graphs used to summarize the same types
of data as:
A. bar charts
B. scatter plots
C. histograms
D. pie charts
E. b & d
5. Frequency polygons are don’t-and-line
graphs used to summarize the same types
of data as:
A. bar charts
B. scatter plots
C. histograms
D. pie charts
E. b & d
6. _____ are used to summarize the
relationships between two variables.
A. bar charts
B. scatter plots
C. histograms
D. pie charts
E. c & d
7. The chart on the right is an example of
a(n):
A. bar chart
B. scatter plot
C. histogram
D. pie chart
E. ogive
7. The chart on the right is an example of
a(n):
A. bar chart
B. scatter plot
C. histogram
D. pie chart
E. ogive
8. Histograms are constructed by placing the
___ along the horizontal of x axis.
A. intervals
B. frequencies
C. raw data
D. counts
E. all of the above
8. Histograms are constructed by placing the
___ along the horizontal of x axis.
A. intervals
B. frequencies
C. raw data
D. counts
E. all of the above
9. Ogives are dot-and-line graphs used to
summarize:
A. categorical data
B. nominal data
C. cumulative percents
D. qualitative data
E. all of the above
9. Ogives are dot-and-line graphs used to
summarize:
A. categorical data
B. nominal data
C. cumulative percents
D. qualitative data
E. all of the above
10. ______ summarize how often scores occur
in a data set.
A. frequency
B.
C.
D.
E.
distributions
null hypotheses
sums of squares
parameters
scales of
measurement
10. ______ summarize how often scores occur
in a data set.
A. frequency
B.
C.
D.
E.
distributions
null hypotheses
sums of squares
parameters
scales of
measurement
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