RESEARCH METHODS : CHOOSING AND CONSTRUCTING A GRAPH

Question 1

WHEN DO WE USE A BAR CHART

Answer 1

discrete data + non continous

data is divided into categories

everyone is only in one category

Question 2

discrete data is data that is

Answer 2

counted not measured

Question 3

what 5 things to remember when constructing a bar chart

Answer 3

clear title

equal intervak

bars not touching

columns labelled

axis labelled+ operationalised : (e.g mean imporvement (Depression score)

Question 4

scatter grams are used in correlatinoal studies to

Answer 4

show relationship between two co variables

Question 5

what to remeber when doing a scattergram

Answer 5

clearly labelled title

axis and operationalised(units)

equal intervals

only draw line of best fit required

Question 6

when do we use a histogram

Answer 6

continuous data e.g weight

bars touch each other

Question 7

what is the x axis on a histogram for

Answer 7

equal sized intervals of single category( x axis) e.g count

Question 8

what is the y axis on a histogram used for

Answer 8

frequency within each interval (e.g weight kg)

Question 9

what are the 4 things to remeber when constructing a histogram

Answer 9

clear title

bars touching

equal intervals

axis labelled