BSIS Ch. 3&7 Exam #1 Questions with correct answers
Data-ink ratio - ✔✔Measures the proportion of what Tufte terms "data-ink" to
the total amount of ink used in a table or chart
Data-ink - ✔✔ink used in a table/chart that is necessary to convey the meaning of
the data to the audience
When should tables be used? - ✔✔when the reader needs to refer to specific
numerical data. The reader needs to make precise comparisons between different
values and not just relative comparisons. The values being displayed have
different units or very different magnitudes
Crosstabulation - ✔✔a useful type of table for describing data of 2 variables. A
pivot table in excel
Table design principles - ✔✔avoid using vertical lines in a table unless they are
necessary for clarity. Horizontal lines are generally necessary only for separating
column titles from data values or when indicating that a calculation has taken
place
Scatter chart - ✔✔graphical presentation of the relationship between 2
quantitative variables
Trendline - ✔✔a line that provides an approximation of the relationship between
two variables
Data-ink ratio - ✔✔Measures the proportion of what Tufte terms "data-ink" to
the total amount of ink used in a table or chart
Data-ink - ✔✔ink used in a table/chart that is necessary to convey the meaning of
the data to the audience
When should tables be used? - ✔✔when the reader needs to refer to specific
numerical data. The reader needs to make precise comparisons between different
values and not just relative comparisons. The values being displayed have
different units or very different magnitudes
Crosstabulation - ✔✔a useful type of table for describing data of 2 variables. A
pivot table in excel
Table design principles - ✔✔avoid using vertical lines in a table unless they are
necessary for clarity. Horizontal lines are generally necessary only for separating
column titles from data values or when indicating that a calculation has taken
place
Scatter chart - ✔✔graphical presentation of the relationship between 2
quantitative variables
Trendline - ✔✔a line that provides an approximation of the relationship between
two variables
