Summary

Question 1

Revisiting Plot Types:

________ are excellent for showing the distribution of a continuous variable.

Answer 1

Histograms

Question 2

Revisiting Plot Types:

___ __ can compactly show the distribution of lots of continuous variables.

Answer 2

Box plots

Question 3

Revisiting Plot Types:

____________ show the relationship between two continuous variables.

Answer 3

Scatterplots

Question 4

Revisiting Plot Types:

____ ____ are great for showing trends over time.

Answer 4

Line plots

Question 5

Revisiting Plot Types:

___ ____ show counts or proportions split by categories.

Answer 5

Bar plots

Question 6

Revisiting Plot Types:

___ __ do the same as bar plots but allow for logarithmic scales and multiple metrics at once.

Answer 6

Dot plots

Question 7

Revisiting Plot Types:

Typically, the best way to add a third dimension is by …

Answer 7

… using colors or multiple panels

Question 8

Revisiting Plot Types:

There are three types of color scale:

Answer 8

1. qualitative
2. sequential
3. diverging.

Question 9

Revisiting Plot Types:

When you have many variables ____ _____ is a good answer because it compares each pair of variables.

Answer 9

Pair plots

Question 10

Revisiting Plot Types:

___________ ____ ____ show related variables.

Answer 10

Correlation heat maps

Question 11

Revisiting Plot Types:

________ __________ ___ show patterns across many variables.

Answer 11

Parallel coordinate plots