data visualisation

Question 1

what is the 2 purposes of data visualisation?

Answer 1

-Data analysis process
-Report writing and publication process

Question 2

Describe data analysis process

Answer 2

-Check that the assumptions have been met
-Understand the relationships between variables before inferential analyses

Question 3

Describe report writing and publication process

Answer 3

-Show clear relationships between variables
-Help the reader interpret the data in the way you want them to

Question 4

What can a histogram and a boxplot help with?

Answer 4

-Can be useful for checking data assumptions before running statistical tests

Question 5

What can a bar chart and a clustered bar chart help with?

Answer 5

-Help to summarise lots of descriptive statistics

Question 6

What can scatterplots help with?

Answer 6

-Look at relationships between variables
-Check assumptions (sometimes)

Question 7

What makes a good graph according to Tufte (2001) and the APA (2021)?

Answer 7

-Images are clear
-Units of measurements provided
-Axes labelled clearly
-Elements in figure are labelled/explained
-No distortion of data
-Avoid chartjunk

Question 8

Define what chartjunk is?

Answer 8

-The use of unnecessary or misleading elements in the design of a graph

Question 9

What are tables good for>

Answer 9

-Useful for summarising lots of numerical information in one go