PSYCH 2220H Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Graph Paper, Chartjunk, Pareto Chart
19 Aug 2016
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Chapter 3: visual displays of data: how to lie with visual stats, biased scale, sneaky sample. Graph that depicts relation between two scale variables; values of each variable marked along two axes and mark is made to indicate intersection of two scores for each participant. Scatterplot or related graph that indicates the range of the data on each axis. Line that breaks or curves: line graphs. Used to illustrate relation between two scale variables. Graph plots scale variable on y-axis as it changes over an. B. 3. increment of time labeled on x-axis: bar graphs. Visual depiction of data in which independent variable is nominal or ordinal and dependent variable is scale. Type of bar graph in which categories along x-axis are ordered from highest bar to lowest bar: pictorial graphs. Visual depiction of data typically used for an independent variable with very few levels and a scale dependent variable: pie charts.
