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IIBA CBDA Exam - Topic 3 Question 48 Discussion

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?
B) Scatterplot
A) Sunburst
C) Pie chart
D) Line

IIBA CBDA Exam - Topic 3 Question 48 Discussion

Actual exam question for IIBA's CBDA exam
Question #: 48
Topic #: 3
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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?

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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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Cordell
1 month ago
Definitely not a pie chart, that's for sure!
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Eileen
2 months ago
A scatterplot would show performance trends over time.
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Shelba
2 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
2 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
2 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
3 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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