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Data Visualization

This document provides information about various types of data visualization techniques and concepts in 3 sentences: It defines different types of visualizations like univariate, multivariate, discusses parameters to customize visualizations in R like xlab(), ylab(), discusses ggplot2 concepts like aesthetics and geom_point(), and provides true/false questions about visualization concepts and tools. Strategic use of data visualization can help interpret large amounts of information by presenting it in a clear and coherent graphical format.

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Data Visualization

This document provides information about various types of data visualization techniques and concepts in 3 sentences: It defines different types of visualizations like univariate, multivariate, discusses parameters to customize visualizations in R like xlab(), ylab(), discusses ggplot2 concepts like aesthetics and geom_point(), and provides true/false questions about visualization concepts and tools. Strategic use of data visualization can help interpret large amounts of information by presenting it in a clear and coherent graphical format.

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graphics,ggplot2 packages qualify for ___

Visualization Packages

Scatterplot Matrix is an example of __ type of visualization.


Multivariate

Which command in R, lists the available Datasets in R


data()

Title of the plot is provided by the variable


main

In the plot, to add label to the horizontal axis the variable to be configured is
xlab()

Histograms , Density Plots are examples of which type of visualization?


Univariate

How can we find the different parameters available ?


par()

Histogram is mainly used as visual representation of _


distribution

Which parameter in R helps to decide the number of bins which we want to manually
override?
breaks

Which parameter decides the line type & plot symbol respectively?
Ich & pty

In case of the plot, which parameter decides whether the plot should be line or
points or both?
title (WRONG ANSWER)

The vertical axis label is provided by the parameter


ylab

To reset the grid to normal layout, after displaying multiple charts in single view
could be obtained by
par(mfcol(1,1))

Which parameter could be used to convert stacked barplot into grouped bar plot?
beside=TRUE

If one would like to visualize 6 graphs in single view with graphs scaling in row
wise fashion (2 rows)
par(mfrow=c(2,3))

Which parameter is helpful to swap the chart from x-axis to y-axis?


horiz=true

Barchart represents visual display of of category of categorical variable


frequency

Customizing the way your graphs could be arranged can be configured using _
layout()

Which argument helps in changing the size of plotting characters?


SIZE ---wrong

Stratified boxplots are useful for examining the relationship between a categorical
variable and a numeric variable.
True

col.main=4, will change size of the font ?


False

Which plot would be applicable for summarizing the value of numeric variable
Boxplot

Changing the font size of the axis labels could be accomplished using the following
font

Which parameter removed the X & Y axis


axes=F

If in the Notched boxplot does not overlap, it means___


Medians do not overlap

Which command allows to place the text within the graph?


text

Which text feature allows the text to written along the margin of the graph?
mtext

Which of this is limitation of lattice plots?


All options

Lattice package supports the generation of trellis graphs (graphs that display a
variable or the relationship between variables, conditioned on one or more other
variables)
True

In lattice, ~x|A refers to


display numeric variable x for each level of factor A

In lattice,y~x | A*B refers to


Display the relationship between numeric variables y and x separately for every
combination of factor A and B levels
Using ggplot2 for multifaceted diagram, the deciding variable on the number of rows
or columns is
.(decimal)

ggplot2 requires the data to be in


dateframe format

Aesthetics in ggplot2 refers to


size,shape,color

The grey zone around the geom("smooth") line refers to


95% confidence

In multifaceted plot, how many columns will be formed when facets is mentioned as
facets=.~drv
depends on drv

Geometric (geom) in ggplot2 refers to


points,lines

In multifaceted plot, how many columns will be formed when facets is mentioned as
facets=drv~.
always 1 column

Factors represent the subset of the data and they should be properly labelled
True

In multifaceted plot, how many rows will be formed when facets is mentioned as
facets=.~drv
always 1 row

What does gg in ggplot2 refer to


Grammar of Graphics

In multifaceted plot, how many rows will be formed when facets is mentioned as
facets=drv~.
depends on drv

ggplot2 allows to add features layer by layer


True

In ggplot2, which function decides the object printing ____


geom.point()

The functions which assist in labelling of the functions is _


all options

The width of line can be changed by


lwd 4

While adding text to graph, adj=0 refers to ?


Text will start at mentioned axis position

scatterplot in lattice is represented by


scatter
Which feature in R allows to add new graph on top another existing graph
points

In case of the plot, which parameter decides whether the plot should be line or
points or both
title ---wrong

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How does visualization of big data help in interpreting information? Presents


data in clear and coherent way
A bar graph is used to represent which type of data? discrete
A histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of data. It is an
estimate of the _________ of a continuous variable Probability distribution
A histogram is used for which type of data? Continuous
A Manufacturing company wants to view the performance of various plants based on
Throughput, Wastage, Returns, Downtime and Manufacturing Cost per Unit. Which chart
would be the best for this? parallel coordinate plot
As per Edward Tufte, good visualizations strive towards viewerees to draw
comparison
Data Visualization makes complex data more ____ Understandable
How is data visualization used? Diverse audience
In a Pie Chart, _____ is used to represent data. Sectors
In project, % compliance to SLAs metric is effected by factors like inflow of
tickets, # of interfaces, skill levels, etc. To define the relationship between %
compliance to SLAs and inflow of tickets, which plot is best? scatter plot
In which chart type quantitative data is displayed graphically and the area between
axis and line are emphasized with colors, textures and hatchings? Area chart
Interactivity in Visualizations enables users to specific
Interactivity in Visualizations enables users to specific
Representation of information in a graphic format to make the data easily
understandable at a glance is known as? Infographics
The axis-plot/ map on which the data is to be visualized or indicated, like the
axis used in plotting line graph, what is the angle between the adjacent axes?
90
The tendency to treat lines as if they continue is called Law of continuity
What differentiates histogram from a bar chart? Gap
What is the minimum requirement to form a bar chart? 1 measurwe and 1 dimension
What is the purpose of using a dashboard for data visualization? information
clearly and consciesly
What method of data representation is best suited to the demonstration of data
results if that data is of differing nominal values and needs to represent
quantitative data on different axes? scatter plot
What needs to be considered first before you start a data visualization
presentation? data
What type of chart can be used to place some emphasis on any trends in the data
visualization presentation? Line
When using a Bar Chart, the data values are represented by? length
Which chart displays data as a collection of points, each having one variable
determining the position on the horizontal axis and other variable determining the
position on the vertical axis? scatter
Which chart displays information as a series of data points called 'markers'
connected by straight line segments? Line chart
Which Gestalt law explains individuals ability to mentally grouping items by color,
texture, size or shape? Law of similarity
Which law of Gestalt psychology explains individual's ability to perceive objects
as shapes, letters, pictures, etc. as being whole while they are not? Law of
closure
Which map is a two-dimensional representation of data in which values are
represented by colors? heat map
Which of the following cannot be a geo-dimension? Mobile Number
Which of the following is powerful visualization technique for illustrating
hierarchical data and part-to-whole relationships? tree map
Which of these can be used to display data graphically? bar chart
Which one of these is not a data visualization tool? Eclipse
Which type of visual aspect could be considered ineffective or not very accurate at
conveying quantitative or ordinal data? shapes
While at a party you notice a group of people in the crowd headed in the same
direction. Your tendency to group them is due to Law of common fate
Why is text added to a data visualization presentation? add context

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