Data Visualization Assesment

What is data visualization?

• The study of the analysis of data
• The study of any type of visual
• The study of data and how it is represented in the media
• The study of visual representations of information

What are visual representations used for?

• Providing data in plain text or spreadsheets
• Bolding or underlining main ideas
• Communicating data clearly and effectively
• None of these

Data visualization is used to:

• Grasp concepts and ideas better.
• Make the chart, graph, or table more aesthetically pleasing.
• Express data in complicated and problematic ways.
• None of these

What is a lie factor?

• A value counting the number of inaccuracies of the graphic
• A value of the ratio that incorrectly displays the effect of the data due to the inaccurate size of the graphic
• A value of the ratio that displays the effect of the data due to C. the size of the graphic
• A value counting the number of lies of the data

What did Dr. John Snow disprove based on his cholera outbreak map?

• The cause of the cholera outbreak was due to pollution.
• The cause of the cholera outbreak was due to contaminated food.
• The cause of the cholera outbreak was due to a virus.
• The cause of the cholera outbreak was due to vectors like fleas and ticks.

How did Dr. Snow conclude that the cholera outbreak was due to contaminated water?

• Using the map, many cases of cholera were surrounding a river.
• Using the map, many cases of cholera were surrounding a lake.
• Using the map, many cases of cholera were around the sea.
• None of these

What did Minard's map show?

• Columbus' voyage to the New World of 1492
• Napoleon's French invasion of Russia of 1812
• Alexander the Great's invasion of India
• Lewis and Clark's expedition through the United States

What information did Minard's map display?

• The path, the troop size, and temperature
• The path, the encountered battles, and the number of troops killed
• The encountered battles, the generals, and the battle strategies
• The number of troops killed, the encountered battles, the temperature, and the diseases that killed the soldiers