Data Visualization Quiz

What is the purpose of data visualization according to the text?

• To make data look more appealing

• To help answer questions, make connections, define problems, or find solutions

• To collect data on various subjects

• To replace the need for written reports

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

What is a variable in the context of data collection?

• A type of chart used to display data

• A constant factor that does not change

• An attribute related to the question or problem at hand

• The process of analyzing data

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How can raw data be made more useful?

• By keeping it in its original form

• By presenting it visually in the form of a chart

• By only using it in written reports

• By not sharing it with others

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What can charts help us identify when displaying data?

• The complexity of raw data

• Trends and patterns in the data

• The source of the data

• The cost of data collection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which type of variables are described by descriptors and characteristics such as texture, job titles, or states?

• Interval and ratio variables

• Independent and dependent variables

• Nominal and ordinal variables

• Quantitative variables

What type of data involves values that express an amount or quantity of something?

• Qualitative data

• Nominal data

• Ordinal data

• Quantitative data

Which level of measurement is described as having ordered values where the difference between two values is meaningful, but zero does not mean none of the attribute?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

What does zero represent in ratio level of measurement?

• Zero is not meaningful in ratio level of measurement.

• Zero represents the lowest, most primitive level.

• Zero means none of the attribute.

• Zero indicates the highest level at the top.

Which of the following is an example of ordinal data?

• Temperature (Kelvin)

• High school name

• Place in a race (first, second, third)

• Voltage

What is the correct order of levels of measurement from the lowest or most primitive to the highest level at the top?

• Nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio

• Interval, ratio, nominal, ordinal

• Ratio, interval, ordinal, nominal

• Ordinal, nominal, ratio, interval