Data Visualisation and Dashboarding

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What percentage of the assessment is based on ICT?

  • 40%
  • 30% (correct)
  • 20%
  • 50%

What is the primary goal of data visualization?

  • To accurately convey the data (correct)
  • To create aesthetically pleasing charts
  • To make the data difficult to understand
  • To distort the data

What is one of the purposes of data visualization, according to the text?

  • To confuse stakeholders
  • To explore and analyse data (correct)
  • To hide patterns in the data
  • To create complex dashboards

Who is quoted in the text, emphasizing the importance of data visualization skills?

<p>Hal Varian (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is data visualization, according to the text?

<p>Multidisciplinary, with aspects of science, usability, and art (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the risks of bad data visualization, according to the text?

<p>It can distort or mislead (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the handbook mentioned in the text?

<p>Data Visualization: A Handbook for Data Driven Design (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the tools used to create visualizations, according to the text?

<p>R and Power BI (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of Anscombe's quartet?

<p>Four series of data with the same average, standard deviation, and variance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method was used to study physical responses to emotional cues in the 2013 study?

<p>Body outlines and spatial density heatmaps (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the probable cause of the cholera outbreak in Soho, London in 1854, according to Dr. John Snow?

<p>The Broad Street pump (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind the redrawn map of the cholera outbreak in 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'?

<p>To show the spread of cholera through a city (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the researcher who described the 'germ theory' in 1861?

<p>Louis Pasteur (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many participants were involved in the 2013 study on physical responses to emotional cues?

<p>700 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of data visualization in the context of understanding influence?

<p>To identify patterns and relationships in data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Dr. John Snow's work in the context of understanding influence?

<p>He used data visualization to identify the source of a cholera outbreak (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who popularised the use of the boxplot in exploratory data analysis?

<p>John W. Tukey (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What book did Edward Tufte self-publish in 1982?

<p>The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Edward Tufte find lacking in the available statistical graphics when he started teaching statistics?

<p>Visual quality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the data ink ratio measure according to Edward Tufte?

<p>The amount of ink used to display data versus non-data elements (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of chart is best for displaying quantitative values for different categories?

<p>Bar chart (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should bars in a bar chart always start?

<p>At zero (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which week introduces the concept of 'Perception & Gestalt concepts'?

<p>Week 2 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which week is no teaching scheduled due to Engagement week?

<p>Week 6 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the lecture during week 5?

<p>Data preparation &amp; Exploratory Data Analysis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of assessment is conducted during an allocated tutorial slot in week 10?

<p>In-class test (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept is taught alongside 'Graphical Encodings'?

<p>Design Principles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which week includes a lecture on 'Spatial data and animation'?

<p>Week 8 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes an element depicted in the army retreat visualisation?

<p>Geographic position (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which challenge is associated with understanding the expected data characteristics?

<p>Data preparations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What transformation does the animated age and gender demographic example illustrate?

<p>Pyramid turns into a rectangle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant weakness of the visualisation example with no axis?

<p>Hard to distinguish lines (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered one of the great data visualisation thinkers and is credited with formalising the bar, line, and pie charts?

<p>William Playfair (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year was William Playfair's 'The Commercial and Political Atlas' published?

<p>1786 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which approach to data analysis and visualisation did John W. Tukey strongly argue for?

<p>Exploratory approach (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which publication is mentioned under the section 'Good examples'?

<p>'Information is Beautiful' by McCandless (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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