Chapter 10 business communication test
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People who want to understand the interpretation of data are generally more interested in
reading about proportions and ratios than about specific numbers. - ANS T
Fractions, percentages, and the Dow Jones industrial averages are examples of the common
language used in communicating difficult or complex numbers. - ANS T
When viewing tabulated research results, readers or listeners need exact statistics rather than
rounded fractions and percentages. - ANS F
When report writers present quantitative data, it is their ethical responsibility to provide all of the
data rather than just a graphic representation of the data. - ANS F
Graphics should clarify, simplify, or reinforce the text discussion. - ANS T
The extreme use of color, complicated symbols and art techniques, and unusual combinations
of typefaces, should be avoided because they can distract and bury relevant data. - ANS T
While text can be given an unethical slant, graphic aids eliminate that risk because of their
quantitative nature. - ANS F
Flip charts and white boards are obsolete and have been replaced by electronic presentations. -
ANS F
Graphics in reports generally do not need titles because their content is obvious. - ANS F
"Talking titles" that interpret the data shown in a graphic are recommended in reports rather than
general headings such as "Results" or "Findings." - ANS T
For Kayla to avoid a visual distortion in the bar chart she is creating to show her company's
sales by region, she should design the quantitative axis to begin at zero, and make each bar the
same width. - ANS T
Labeling each piece of a pie chart is not required, as long as the most important pieces are
explained - ANS F
, To depict sales trends for the past five years, you would create a bar chart with the y-axis
beginning at the lowest value reported. - ANS F
A line chart is an effective graphic for comparing housing prices in a particular state or region
with housing prices in the United States over a five-year period. - ANS True
A pictogram could be used to track progress toward completion of a six-month construction
project. - ANS False
You want to show total U.S. auto sales in each year since 2005; the data could be illustrated
using either a pictogram or a bar chart. - ANS True
Data that can be presented in a pie chart may also be presented in a bar chart, but the reverse
is not always true. - ANS True
A pie chart is the best type of graphic aid to use to summarize the results of a survey question
to which each respondent could check more than one answer. - ANS False
Data on the growth of online business transactions over a five-year period would best be shown
in a line chart. - ANS True
A graphic that will not fit on the page where it is introduced should be placed in an appendix. -
ANS False
Interpretation and analysis of a graphic should appear before the graphic is shown. - ANS F
When an effective graphic is used in a report, there is no need for additional interpretation and
analysis of the data - ANS False
Using the default settings in presentation software programs is recommended, since software
manufacturers assure that they accurately reflect the rules for graphic aid design - ANS False
YouTube removes videos that are posted by users without permission of the copyright owners. -
ANS True
Fraction, ratios, and percentages are examples of which of the following: - ANS common
language
Which of the following statements is correct concerning the reporting of quantitative data? -
ANS Common language reduces difficult figures to the "common denominators" of language
and ideas.
Which of the following statements is correct concerning the use of graphics? - ANS Three or
four pages of graphics can effectively convey several hundred pages of text.
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People who want to understand the interpretation of data are generally more interested in
reading about proportions and ratios than about specific numbers. - ANS T
Fractions, percentages, and the Dow Jones industrial averages are examples of the common
language used in communicating difficult or complex numbers. - ANS T
When viewing tabulated research results, readers or listeners need exact statistics rather than
rounded fractions and percentages. - ANS F
When report writers present quantitative data, it is their ethical responsibility to provide all of the
data rather than just a graphic representation of the data. - ANS F
Graphics should clarify, simplify, or reinforce the text discussion. - ANS T
The extreme use of color, complicated symbols and art techniques, and unusual combinations
of typefaces, should be avoided because they can distract and bury relevant data. - ANS T
While text can be given an unethical slant, graphic aids eliminate that risk because of their
quantitative nature. - ANS F
Flip charts and white boards are obsolete and have been replaced by electronic presentations. -
ANS F
Graphics in reports generally do not need titles because their content is obvious. - ANS F
"Talking titles" that interpret the data shown in a graphic are recommended in reports rather than
general headings such as "Results" or "Findings." - ANS T
For Kayla to avoid a visual distortion in the bar chart she is creating to show her company's
sales by region, she should design the quantitative axis to begin at zero, and make each bar the
same width. - ANS T
Labeling each piece of a pie chart is not required, as long as the most important pieces are
explained - ANS F
, To depict sales trends for the past five years, you would create a bar chart with the y-axis
beginning at the lowest value reported. - ANS F
A line chart is an effective graphic for comparing housing prices in a particular state or region
with housing prices in the United States over a five-year period. - ANS True
A pictogram could be used to track progress toward completion of a six-month construction
project. - ANS False
You want to show total U.S. auto sales in each year since 2005; the data could be illustrated
using either a pictogram or a bar chart. - ANS True
Data that can be presented in a pie chart may also be presented in a bar chart, but the reverse
is not always true. - ANS True
A pie chart is the best type of graphic aid to use to summarize the results of a survey question
to which each respondent could check more than one answer. - ANS False
Data on the growth of online business transactions over a five-year period would best be shown
in a line chart. - ANS True
A graphic that will not fit on the page where it is introduced should be placed in an appendix. -
ANS False
Interpretation and analysis of a graphic should appear before the graphic is shown. - ANS F
When an effective graphic is used in a report, there is no need for additional interpretation and
analysis of the data - ANS False
Using the default settings in presentation software programs is recommended, since software
manufacturers assure that they accurately reflect the rules for graphic aid design - ANS False
YouTube removes videos that are posted by users without permission of the copyright owners. -
ANS True
Fraction, ratios, and percentages are examples of which of the following: - ANS common
language
Which of the following statements is correct concerning the reporting of quantitative data? -
ANS Common language reduces difficult figures to the "common denominators" of language
and ideas.
Which of the following statements is correct concerning the use of graphics? - ANS Three or
four pages of graphics can effectively convey several hundred pages of text.
