CHAPTER 14 Test 1. d 2. d 3. d 4. e 5. d 6. a 7. a. Class interval score limits. b. Relative frequency 8. a. X b. X c. y d. y e. X f. y 9. through 16. Construct own chart 287 Name _____ _ _ ___________________ Date __________ CHAPTER 14 TEST 1. What data term is best defined as containing only a finite number? a. b. c. d. 2. Nominal Ordinal Continuous Discrete How many classes are recommended for a frequency distribution table? a. 3-5 b. 5-10 C. 3-15 d. 5-15 3. Which graphic technique is used to display quantitative continuous data? a. b. c. d. e. 4. Which graphic technique presents data as percentages? a. b. c. d. e. 5. Stack bar chart Percent stack bar chart Line chart Frequency polygon All of the above The number of deaths due to colon cancer during the past decade is to be presented graphically. What chart/graph should be used? a. b. c. d. 7. Bar chart Line chart Stack bar chart Frequency polygon Pie chart Which graphic technique is used to compare quantitative continuous data? a. b. c. d. e. 6. Bar chart Stack bar chart Line chart Histogram All of the above Bar chart Histogram Frequency polygon Pie chart When plotting a histogram, what is primarily plotted along the x-axis? What is plotted along the y-axis? 288 8. Indicate the axis along which each of the following is plotted. Chart/graph Value a. Histogram Class interval score limits b. Line chart Months of the year c. Frequency polygon Relative frequencies d. Side-by-side comparison bar chart Percent of occupancy e. Column chart Cholesterol values f. Percent stack column chart Percentages 9. A comparison is to be made of the yearly Cesarean section rates of Hospital A and Hospital B over the past five years. The data are as follows: Year Hospital A Hospital B 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 44% 42% 38% 38% 35% 35% 33% 35% 30% 27% Create a chart that clearly compares the rates of the two hospitals. 10. A hospital administrator wishes to compare the percentage of occupancy (by month) for last year with those from the previous year. The data are as follows: Month: January February March April May June Year ago: 85 78 87 82 82 85 79 86 75 80 70 July August September October November December 75 78 70 80 75 82 85 80 73 80 Past Year: 72 72 77 Design a chart that will clearly illustrate these results. 11. During the past year, the following monthly newborn admission totals were reported: Month: January February March April May June 110 80 84 95 128 133 July August September October November December 131 142 138 130 126 91 Construct a column chart using the data. 289 12. The admission totals for a week in June for the medical and surgical services were reported as: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday T hursday Friday Saturday 81 20 61 12 70 16 66 14 62 14 55 42 Medical: Surgical: 8 5 Construct a side-by-side comparison chart using the data. 13. Quarterly newborn admission totals were recorded by gender as follows: Male: Female: Total: 01 02 03 04 181 204 385 218 201 419 238 210 448 202 213 415 Construct a stack column comparison chart using the data. 14. Total monthly admission data for the past year were recorded as follows: Month: January February March April May June 661 572 583 560 546 487 July August September October November December 563 546 484 533 558 547 Construct a line chart using the data. 15. During the past year, the number of newly diagnosed cancers were recorded. The percentage of each cancer among males and females is as follows: Cancer Male Female Total Percentage Lung 60% 55% 70% 75% 50% 65% 40% 45% 30% 25% 50% 35% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Colorectal Urinary Tract Oral Pancreatic GI* *Esophageal, stomach, and small intestines Construct a percent stack bar/column chart using the data. 290 16. The pathologic diagnoses of 200 females who underwent surgery for a breast lesion are as follows: N % 34 Lipoma 68 36 12 4 Other benign lesions 26 Diagnosis Benign Fibrocystic disease Fibroadenoma lntraductal papilloma 18 6 2 13 Malignant Carcinoma of breast 54 27 a. Construct a pie graph using this data. b. Construct a bar graph using this data