AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A useful way to display quantitative data would be
A
Case study write-up
B
written report
C
Essay
D
Bar chart
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A bar chart or pie chart is often used to display categorical data. These types of displays, however, are not appropriate for quantitative data. Quantitative data is often displayed using either a histogram, dot plot, or a stem-and-leaf plot.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and histograms are an excellent way to illustrate your program results.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bar charts are one of the many techniques used to present data in a visual form so that the reader may readily recognize patterns or trends. Bar charts usually present categorical variables, discrete variables or continuous variables grouped in class intervals.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are several different graphs that are used for qualitative data. These graphs include bar graphs, Pareto charts, and pie charts. Pie charts and bar graphs are the most common ways of displaying qualitative data. A spreadsheet program like Excel can make both of them.

Detailed explanation-5: -Quantitative Data – Histograms ❖ Histograms show the distribution of a quantitative variable by using bars whose height represents the number of individuals whose values fall within a specific range.

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