Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an attribute of an effective figure caption?

Enough detail to make the figure intelligible without referring to the main text

Abbreviations, nomenclature, and units that are consistent with the main text

Large sections of information copied from the main text

Clear explanation of any use of symbols, colours, lines, patterns, error bars, or any other features in the figure that are potentially ambiguous

2. Match the data type to its brief description.

2a.

A type of quantitative data where measurements include only integers and the scale on which measurements were taken could not be meaningfully subdivided

2b.

A type of qualitative data where the categories to which observations are assigned have no logical rank order to them

2c.

A type of qualitative data where the categories to which observations are assigned have a logical rank order to them

2d.

A type of quantitative data where the units in which measurements were taken could logically be subdivided and recorded as decimals or fractions

3. Which of the following reasons should be the primary motivation(s) for using multiple colours in a single figure?

They are a necessary component of the figure.

They would help the figure better match the colour scheme used throughout the rest of the document.

They would make the figure more eye-catching.

They could be used informatively to provide details of some additional, relevant variable.

4. Match the colour palettes to the type of data that they might most appropriately be used to present.

4a.

Nominal, categorical data

4b.

Ordinal or quantitative (numeric) data

4c.

Quantitative data where there is a meaningful central, or baseline, value, either side of which your data is spread

5. To avoid producing figures that are too stark or cluttered with needless distractions, try to follow the '______, but not too ______' design rule-of-thumb. (Please note that both blanks need to be completed with the same word, which should only be entered once in the box below.)

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