Data Visualization
Ethics
Graphs
In Class Media
Census vs Sample
100

What type of data visualization is commonly used to represent the distribution of a single numerical variable and is often referred to as a "box and whisker" plot?

What is a box plot?

100

When dealing with allegations or investigations of misconduct in statistical practice, what should responsible statisticians do to maintain ethical standards?

What is the responsibility regarding potential misconduct?



100

This circular graph is used to represent parts of a whole, with each slice corresponding to a portion of the total data set. What is the name of this type of graph?

What is a pie chart?

100

In this report the purpose was studying the effects of COVID-19 on the economy, what report was this?

What is the Port of Kennewick Report?

100

what is this reason for preferring a sample: Instead of spreading resources thinly to attempt a census, budget might be better spent to improve training of field interviewers and improve data safeguards

What is accuracy?


200

What type of data visualization displays individual data points as dots along a number line to provide a visual representation of their distribution?

What is a dot plot or dot chart?

200

When conducting statistical work, researchers should respect the interests and expectations of those who fund, use, or are affected by their work. What is this ethical responsibility in statistics called?

What are responsibilities to stakeholders?

200

 In a line graph, the data points are typically connected by straight lines. What type of data is best suited for representation using line graphs?

What is time series data or data that changes over time?

200

What were the X and Y axis in the Hans Rosling video? 

What are income and lifespan?
200

No _______ is possible if the population is of indefinite size (an assembly line can keep producing cars, a doctor can keep seeing patients).

What is Census?

300

 In data analysis, this graphical representation divides data into intervals or bins and displays the frequency or count of data points in each bin. What is it?

What is a histogram?

300

In statistics, what ethical principle emphasizes the use of valid, relevant, and appropriate data and methods while transparently communicating their limitations and assumptions?

 What is the integrity of data and methods?

300

This type of graph uses rectangular bars of equal width to represent data and is commonly used for comparing quantities across different categories or groups.

What is a bar chart or bar graph?

300

In the video Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four, Hans Rosling demonstrates this by showing countries being broken into smaller pieces

What is disaggregation? 

300

what is the reason for a census being preferred:  Instead of spreading resources thinly to attempt a census, budget might be better spent to improve training of field interviewers and improve data safeguards

What is large sample size?

400

This statistical table organizes data into categories or intervals and shows how many data points fall into each category. What is the term for this organized representation?

What is a frequency distribution?

400

When conducting research involving human or animal subjects, what ethical responsibility in statistics requires researchers to safeguard the rights and welfare of these subjects?

What is the responsibility to research subjects and data subjects?

400

This widely-used data visualization tool allows users to create a wide variety of charts, graphs, and dashboards. It's often used for business and data analysis purposes.

What is Microsoft Excel?

400

How the COVID-19 Article used disaggregation

What is breaking down into race/ethnicity?

400

A measurement or characteristic of the population (e.g., a mean or proportion). Usually unknown because we can rarely observe the entire population. Usually (but not always) represented by a Greek letter (e.g., μ or π).

What is Parameter?

500

In data analysis, these are data points that significantly differ from the rest of the dataset and can impact the statistical results. What term is used to describe these unusual data points?

What are outliers?

500

What is the fundamental ethical principle in statistics that requires researchers to be honest, respectful, and responsible for their work and its impact on others?

What is professional integrity and accountability?

500

What type of graph is used to display the relationship between two variables, with one plotted on the horizontal axis and the other on the vertical axis?

What is a scatter plot?

500

These two counties made up the lowest vaccinated metro area in eastern Washington

What are Benton and Franklin country?

500

A measurement or characteristic of the population (e.g., a mean or proportion). Usually unknown because we can rarely observe the entire population. Usually (but not always) represented by a Greek letter (e.g., μ or π).

What is a statistic?