UP Quiz: Preparing effective graphs and photographs

Which graph is best to show how a single variable changes over time or compare the behavior of multiple variables over time?

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Scatterplot

• Pie chart

What graph is this ?

• Scatterplot

• Line graph

• Survival curve

• Histogram

Complete this sentence:

A scatterplot may or may not include a(n) _______________.

• regression line

• y-axis

• dots representing each data point

• axis title

Amongst the '5 Principles of Good Graphs' - Use Alignment on a Common Scale', what could be added to assist with accurate comparison and estimation?

• Gridlines

• Axis titles

• Scalebar

• Error bar

Which is a feature of a good graph?

• Simple in design

• Uses many colours

• Includes non-essential data

• 3-Dimensional

The picture here shows the findings of a blood smear. Which type of photograph is this?

• Microphotograph

• Macrophotograph

• Fluorescence photograph

• Infrared photograph

Which image format is used when high resolution is required for a photograph?

• JPG

• TIF

• PNG

• GIF

Complete this sentence:
Most scientific journals require images and figures to be at least _____ PPI/DPI

• 300

• 72

• 200

• 500

Which is required when using images with the Creative Commons license?

• Acknowledgement of the original author

• Registration with the license holders

• No requirement. The images are free to be used in the public domain.

• Permission from the original author to use the image

Which is NOT a common symbol used to annotate a figure?

• Arrow

• Lines

• Letter codes

• Colour theme