QUIZ CHAPTER TWOPsy302 Quantitative Methods

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.

QUIZ CHAPTER TWO

Psy302 Quantitative Methods

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 chartB. pie chartC. histogramD. both A and B

2. Which of the following is a type of graphical display used to summarize qualitative, discrete data?A. bar chartB. pie chartC. histogramD. 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 aA. bar chartB. scatter plotC. histogramD. frequency

polygonE. 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 aA. bar chartB. scatter plotC. histogramD. frequency

polygonE. 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 chartB. scatter plotC. histogramD. pie chartE. 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 chartB. scatter plotC. histogramD. pie chartE. b & c

5. Frequency polygons are don’t-and-line graphs used to summarize the same types of data as:

A. bar chartsB. scatter plotsC. histogramsD. pie chartsE. b & d

5. Frequency polygons are don’t-and-line graphs used to summarize the same types of data as:

A. bar chartsB. scatter plotsC. histogramsD. pie chartsE. b & d

6. _____ are used to summarize the relationships between two variables.

A. bar chartsB. scatter plotsC. histogramsD. pie chartsE. c & d

7. The chart on the right is an example of a(n):

A. bar chartB. scatter plotC. histogramD. pie chartE. ogive

7. The chart on the right is an example of a(n):

A. bar chartB. scatter plotC. histogramD. pie chartE. ogive

8. Histograms are constructed by placing the ___ along the horizontal of x axis.

A. intervalsB. frequenciesC. raw dataD. countsE. all of the above

8. Histograms are constructed by placing the ___ along the horizontal of x axis.

A. intervalsB. frequenciesC. raw dataD. countsE. all of the above

9. Ogives are dot-and-line graphs used to summarize:

A. categorical dataB. nominal dataC. cumulative

percentsD. qualitative dataE. all of the above

9. Ogives are dot-and-line graphs used to summarize:

A. categorical dataB. nominal dataC. cumulative

percentsD. qualitative dataE. all of the above

10. ______ summarize how often scores occur in a data set.

A. frequency distributions

B. null hypothesesC. sums of squaresD. parametersE. scales of

measurement

10. ______ summarize how often scores occur in a data set.

A. frequency distributions

B. null hypothesesC. sums of squaresD. parametersE. scales of

measurement

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