When the Variable You Need to Present Contains More Than

question 11

Multiple Choice

When the variable you need to present contains more than about five or six levels, which type of graphic or chart should you avoid using to depict it?

• A) Stacked bar chart
• B) Pie chart
• C) Table
• D) Stratum chart
• E) Pictogram with different symbols for each level

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Definitions:

Framing Effects

In prospect theory, changes in people’s decision making caused by new information that alters the context, or “frame of reference,” that they use to judge whether options are viewed as gains or losses relative to the status quo.

Specialty Shops

Retail businesses that focus on selling a particular type or category of product, offering a narrow but deep assortment of merchandise.

Big Box Stores

Large retail stores that offer a wide variety of goods and typically have a warehouse or warehouse-like design.

Overconfidence Effect

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments is higher than their objective accuracy.