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IIBA CBDA Exam - Topic 3 Question 48 Discussion

Posted by Gladys on Apr 07, 2026 at 04:19 AM

A professor at a university has received a few complaints of the exams being too difficult. The professor is looking at exam performance results over the past 5 years to understand the normal tendency and outliers. Which chart should the professor use?

Suggested Answer: B

A scatterplot is a type of chart that shows the relationship between two variables by plotting data points on a two-dimensional plane. A scatterplot can help the professor to understand the normal tendency and outliers of exam performance results over the past 5 years by displaying the distribution, trend, and correlation of the data. For example, the professor can use the x-axis to represent the year and the y-axis to represent the exam score, and see how the scores vary over time and across different exams. Outliers can be identified as data points that are far away from the main cluster or the line of best fit12 Reference: 1: Scatter Plot - Statistics How To 2: Scatterplots - IIBA BABOK Guide v3


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27 comments · newest first
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Brock 27 days ago
I feel like the professor needs a line chart for clarity.
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Micaela 1 month ago
Scatterplot could highlight outliers effectively.
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Ernest 1 month ago
Line charts show changes clearly. Makes sense.
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Salome 1 month ago
A pie chart won't help with performance over time.
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Jacob 2 months ago
Why not a scatterplot? It shows trends too.
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Clemencia 2 months ago
I think a line chart would be best.
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Donte 2 months ago
True, line charts are straightforward for this data.
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Dalene 2 months ago
Pie charts don’t show trends at all. Not useful here.
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Dannette 2 months ago
But scatterplots can be confusing with too many points.
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Willow 2 months ago
I prefer scatterplot. It highlights outliers.
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Daniel 3 months ago
It shows trends over time clearly.
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Donte 3 months ago
Why a line chart?
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Daniel 3 months ago
I think a line chart would be best.
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Laurene 3 months ago
I disagree, a sunburst could show different performance levels too.
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Hassie 3 months ago
I think a line chart makes the most sense for this!
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Walton 3 months ago
Surprised the professor needs to check, isn't it obvious?
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Quentin 4 months ago
Definitely not a pie chart, that's just for parts of a whole!
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Dortha 4 months ago
A scatterplot would show performance trends over time.
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Lorrine 4 months ago
Wait, are we sure a scatterplot is the best option?
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Vilma 4 months ago
I thought sunburst charts were for hierarchical data?
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Crissy 4 months ago
A line chart seems like the best choice, right?
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Cordell 6 months ago
Definitely not a pie chart, that's for sure!
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Eileen 6 months ago
A scatterplot would show performance trends over time.
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Shelba 7 months ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought scatterplots were for showing distributions, but this question feels like it needs something different, like a line chart.
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Lucina 7 months ago
A pie chart doesn't seem right for this question since it’s about performance over time. I feel like a line chart is the way to go.
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Cecil 7 months ago
I remember practicing with scatterplots for analyzing relationships, but this seems more about trends, so maybe a line chart is better?
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Katy 7 months ago
I think the professor should use a line chart to show trends over the years, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the best choice.
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