Graphs

Question 1

What types of data can be used in bar graphs?

Answer 1

Nominal and ordinal

Question 2

Type of data for histogram

Answer 2

Interval or ratio

Question 3

Type of data for line graph

Answer 3

Interval or ratio, specifically continuous

Question 4

Graph where frequency of each data point is successively added to the previous frequency

Answer 4

Cumulative frequency graph

Question 5

Name of line graph symbolizing cumulative frequency

Answer 5

Ogive

Question 6

Shape of ogive curve

Answer 6

S

Question 7

For diseases on the rise like AIDS with a histogram or an ogive be a better way to represent rate of increase over time?

Answer 7

Ogive
y axis 0 to 100% and x-axis is the year

In histogram y axis number of cases and the x-axis is the year

Question 8

This kind of graph is designed to show rates of change over time, revealed by how steeply the line on the graph rises across units of time, and if how or when it begins to level out

Answer 8

Ogive

Question 9

Graph that represents the interquartile range

Answer 9

Box and whiskers plot

Question 10

Sideways histogram with numbers that shows each data point the left column list the 10 digit vertically and the ones digits are in the row

Answer 10

Stem and leaf plot

Question 11

Graphical display of the data points of two variables in relation to one another

Answer 11

Scattergram

Question 12

Plots survival percentage as time progresses

Answer 12

Survival curve

Question 13

Term for when patients leave the study early

Answer 13

Censored

Question 14

What to do with censored data for survival curve

Answer 14

Per protocol approach- omit it
Intention to treat approach- use data for as long as they were a part of the study