EA Graphics Interpretation 3

Question 1

A bar chart shows monthly website traffic: Jan=10K, Feb=12K, Mar=11K, Apr=15K, May=14K, Jun=18K. What is the average monthly traffic?

Accepted Answer

13,333

Answer

15,000

Answer

12,500

Answer

14,000

Question 2

A scatter plot shows no visible pattern between two variables. The correlation coefficient is reported as r = 0.05. What does this suggest?

Accepted Answer

Virtually no linear relationship

Answer

Strong positive relationship

Answer

Moderate negative relationship

Answer

A perfect relationship

Question 3

A line graph shows revenue and expenses. They are parallel lines with revenue always above expenses. What does this indicate about profit?

Accepted Answer

Profit is constant.

Answer

Profit is growing.

Answer

Profit is shrinking.

Answer

Profit is zero.

Question 4

A histogram shows a right-skewed distribution of customer purchase amounts. What does this imply about the median versus the mean?

Accepted Answer

Mean is greater than median.

Answer

Mean equals median.

Answer

Median is greater than mean.

Answer

Neither can be determined.

Question 5

A bar chart shows employee counts by department: Sales=80, Ops=60, HR=20, Finance=30, IT=40. What percentage of total employees are in Sales and IT combined?

Accepted Answer

52.2%

Answer

47.8%

Answer

40%

Answer

60%

Question 6

A two-line chart shows projected vs. actual costs over 6 months. The actual line is consistently below the projected line. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

Costs are being managed better than expected.

Answer

The project is over budget.

Answer

Revenue is exceeding forecasts.

Answer

The projection model is accurate.