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Chapter 04 Communicating with Visuals Answer Key
True / False Questions
1.
Visuals are constructed to help the intended reader understand the information more
quickly, easily, and completely.
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2.
When information is presented using a visual, it doesn’t have to be supplemented with
writing or speaking.
3.
All of the visuals in a document should be of the same size.
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4.
Pull quotes, clip art, and other decorative visuals in a document need to be numbered.
5.
The title of a visual needs to contain all of the information necessary to answer the five
Ws.
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6.
A source acknowledgment is the top-most component of a visual.
7.
Footnote references to numbers in a table should be keyed with asterisks (*), or a similar
symbol, instead of numbers.
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8.
Column totals are generally placed at the top of the column, but they may be placed at the
bottom when the writer wants to emphasize them.
9.
The use of formal tables is the only way to present tabular information in a business
report.
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10.
The widths of the bars or columns in a simple bar or column chart may be varied to show
differences in quantities.
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11.
A clustered bar chart can be used to effectively compare the quantities of five or more
different values.
12.
If you need to compare subdivisions of columns, you should use a bilateral column chart.
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13.
When using a stacked column chart to compare the percentages of subdivisions across
different variables, the bars can vary in length.
14.
In constructing a pictograph, you must make all the picture units equal in size.
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15.
A line chart is the type of chart most frequently used to compare subdivisions of a whole.
16.
A scatter diagram can be used to understand the strength of the relationship between the
variables on its X- and Y-axes by examining the position of the points on the diagram.
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17.
Three-dimensional visuals facilitate the analysis of large data sets with more than two
variables.
18.
Scale distortion occurs when the scale begins at some number other than zero.
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19.
Visuals should never be placed in an appendix.
20.
If a chart is supposed to show store sales over a period of three years, but the Y-axis is
labeled
Sales (US dollars)
and the X-axis is labeled
Store Locations
, an error of format
was made in creating the chart.
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Multiple Choice Questions
21.
Which of the following guidelines should be followed when selecting visuals for a
document?
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22.
Which of the following should typically be covered through visual presentation?
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23.
Angelique is writing a report in which she discusses, in detail, how the company’s capital
expenses have changed over the past 10 years. What type of visual would be most helpful
to her readers as part of this discussion?
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24.
Which of the following is true about visuals in a document?
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25.
Which of the following is true of the factors involved in the presentation of visuals?
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26.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the construction of visuals in a
document?
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27.
When creating and placing a visual, rules can be
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28.
Which of the following statements about color and cross-hatching is true?
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29.
Which of the following is true of the construction of visuals in a document?