Graphs Flashcards
Which would most likely be marked is equal intervals on the vertical axis?
A. minutes
B. frequency
C. days
D. all of the above
B
Which would most likely be marked is equal intervals on the horizontal axis?
A. rate
B. percent
C. frequency
D. sessions
D
Use scale breaks on the vertical axis to…
A. represent discontinuity of time
B. represent variability that is of social significance
C. indicate the absence of data for several days/sessions/trials/etc
D. represent discontinuity in the independent variable
B
Use scale breaks on the horizontal axis to…
A. represent discontinuity of time
B. represent variability that is of social significance
C. represent discontinuity in the dependent variable
D. represent discontinuity in the independent variable
A
Which are appropriate vertical axis labels?
A. Cumulative Number of Hits
B. Frequency of Days without Smoking
C. Duration of Workouts
D. all of the above
D
Which would most likely be marked in equal intervals on the horizontal axis?
A. percent
B. frequency
C. days
D. rate
C
The vertical axis label should reflect…
A. the dependent measure
B. the unit of measure only
C. the time units employed
D. the independent measure
A
You run baseline sessions daily for two weeks, experimental sessions daily for three weeks; then you conduct follow-up probes 6 months later.
A. scale break the horizontal axis between the experimental and follow-up sessions
B. scale break the vertical axis between the experimental and follow-up sessions
C. maintain the continuity of the vertical axis from the beginning of baseline through the end of follow-up
D. maintain the continuity of time on the vertical axis from the beginning of the experimental sessions through the end of follow-up
A
The vertical axis…
A. should be approximately 3/8 the length of the horizontal axis.
B. should be approximately 1/2 the length of the horizontal axis
C. scale should begin with the smallest value
D. should be approximately 5/8 the length of the horizontal axis
D
A. no responding, followed by an increasing rate, followed by a steady rate, followed by a low rate
B. no responding, followed by an increasing rate, then a high rate, followed by no responding
C. an initial high rate, followed by no responding, followed by a variable rate
D. no responding followed by a high rate, followed by steady responding
B
A. not a cumulative graph
B. an initial high rate, followed by no responding, then a slowly increasing rate
C. an initial high rate, followed by no responding, followed by a variable rate
D. no responding, followed by an increasing rate, then a high rate, followed by no responding
C
A. no responding, followed by an increasing rate, then a high rate, followed by no responding
B. not a cumulative graph
C. an initial high rate, followed by no responding, followed by a high rate
D. a steady rate of responding
D
A cumulative record may be preferred over a non-cumulative graph when…
A. the quality of responses is important
B. the response can only be made once in a session
C. it is unnecessary to conduct a detailed analysis of the temporal pattern
D. condition changes occur occasionally
B
A. not a cumulative graph
B. no responding, followed by an increasing rate, then a high rate, followed by no responding
C. a variable rate of responding
D. an initial high rate, followed by no responding, followed by a variable rate
A
You want a summary graph of aggressive behavior under each of three different interventions. Use a/an…
A. Bar graph
B. Cumulative record
C. Equal interval graph
D. All of the above
A
Use bar graphs for summary data
For successive measurements of a behavior across time, use a/an…
A. Equal interval graph
B. Bar graph
C. Pie chart
D. All of the above
A
One behavior occurs a couple times a day and another behavior occurs hundreds of times per day. You want to display both behaviors on the same graph without using a scale break. Use a/an…
A. Bar graph
B. Equal interval graph
C. Standard Celeration Chart
D. Histogram
C
You could graph behaviors that occur one time per day to 1000 per minute on a Standard Celeration Chart. If you used an equal interval graph, the ordinate (y axis) could not detect any meaningful changes in the low frequency behavior (without using a scale break).
To graph the number of aggressive instances per day, use a/an…
A. Standard Celeration Chart
B. Line graph
C. Equal interval graph
D. All of the above
D
Line graph includes the others listed.
The scale of the vertical axis should be guided by the…
A. Social significance of the change
B. Social validity of the dependent measure
C. Statistical significance of the change
D. All of the above
A
For successive measurements of a behavior across time, use a
A. Pie chart
B. Line graph
C. Histogram
D. Bar graph
B
A behavior occurs several hundred times per day and then later only a few times per day. To best analyze the variability at both the high and low rates, use a
A. Equal interval graph
B. Cumulative record
C. Standard Celeration Chart
D. All of the above
C
The Standard Celeration Chart best accommodates an analysis of variability at very high and very low rates
Performance ranges from 5% to 90%. Which is an appropriate vertical axis?
A. 0 to 100%, with a scale break at 10%
B. 5 to 100%, with no scale breaks
C. 5 to 90%, with no scale breaks
D. 0 to 90%, with no scale breaks
D
For successive measurements of a behavior across time, use a
A. Line graph
B. Equal interval graph
C. Cumulative record
D. All of the above
D
To graph the number of aggressive instances per day, use a…
A. Standard Celeration Chart
B. Bar graph
C. Line record
D. All of the above
A
Performance ranges from 80% to 95%. Which is an appropriate vertical access if one wants to highlight changes in trend?
A. 0 to 100%, with no scale breaks
B. 0 to 100%, with a scale break at 10%
C. 50 to 100%, with a scale break at 75%
D. 0 to 90%, with no scale breaks
B
Separate minor modifications to experimental conditions with a…
A. Solid vertical line
B. Unique vertical line between each condition
C. Broken vertical line
D. Text description only
C
Separate experimental conditions with a solid vertical line. Minor modifications to a condition are represented with a dashed line
Data points representing consecutive, continuous observations within the same phase and without a scale break between them should…
A. Not be connected
B. Be connected
C. Be connected with a dashed line
D. Be connected as long as there is not a discontinuity of time and there is not a precipitous change in level and/or trend
B
Data points falling across discontinuities of time should…
A. Be connected
B. Be connected by a dashed line
C. Not use the same symbol e.g. circle, square etc.
D. Not be connected
D
Separate experimental conditions…
A. With a broken vertical line
B. With a unique vertical line between each condition
C. With a solid or broken vertical line
D. With a text description only
C
