WorksheetsCJ 350 Gau Ch. 03 Organizing, Displaying, and Presenting Data
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The specific location in an electronic data file where a row and a column meet is referred to as what?
a)
point
b)
cell
c)
intersection
d)
joint
2.
A univariate data display depicts information pertaining to how many variables?
a)
one
b)
zero because there is no such data display
c)
two
d)
three
3.
A standardized form of a frequency that ranges from 0.00 to 1.00 is referred to as ______.
a)
a frequency
b)
a percent
c)
a proportion
d)
a proposition
4.
A standardized form of a frequency that ranges from 0.00 to 100.00 is referred to as ______.
a)
a frequency
b)
a percent
c)
a proportion
d)
a proposition
5.
A frequency, proportion, or percentage that is obtained through the process of adding a given number to all numbers below.
a)
a cumulative
b)
a cumulus
c)
a cloud
d)
a cell
6.
Which Greek symbol is used by scientists to indicate summation?
a)
α
b)
Ω
c)
π
d)
∑
7.
A lower case f is used by research scientists to identify which of the following?
a)
a raw frequency
b)
a proportion
c)
a percent
d)
a rate
8.
If a researcher divided the number of crimes that occurred in a city in 1 year by the city’s population, the result would be ______.
a)
a rate
b)
a percent
c)
a proportion
d)
a frequency
9.
Which of the following file extensions identify SPSS data?
a)
.doc
b)
.pdf
c)
.do
d)
.sav
10.
Bar charts and histograms closely resemble one another. How is one to determine the essential difference between a histogram and a bar chart?
a)
A bar chart and a histogram are exactly the same. It is up to the reader to be able to deduce which is being presented by the researcher.
b)
In a histogram, the bars representing the data points touch one another, thus symbolizing the continuous nature of the data.
c)
A reader of scientific literature need not worry because the researcher will identify the appropriate graphic in the accompanying text.
d)
The continuous nature of the data used in bar charts requires that the bars not touch one another.
11.
Frequencies are used in great abundance in the field of statistics. How exactly would a frequency be defined?
a)
A frequency is a raw count, or the number of times a particular characteristic appears in a data set.
b)
A frequency is a display of the total number of times a certain proportion of events occurs within a data set.
c)
A frequency is a display representing the total X^2 summative that enables a researcher to generate appropriate graphics to disseminate results or outputs.
d)
A frequency is the amount of time a research scientist requires to properly analyze his or her data.
12.
The symbol representing the total sample size is which of the following?
a)
f
b)
A
c)
Σ
d)
N
13.
If a particular characteristic appeared in a sample with a proportion equal to 1.00, what would be its corresponding percentage?
a)
90%
b)
1%
c)
10%
d)
100%
14.
What term is defined as patterns that indicate whether something is increasing, decreasing, or staying the same over time?
a)
tendencies
b)
trends
c)
drifts
d)
variability
15.
Bar graphs are useful for displaying ______ variables with any number of classes.
a)
interval
b)
continuous
c)
categorical
d)
qualitative
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