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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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Jacob
2 days ago
Why not a scatterplot? It shows trends too.
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Clemencia
7 days ago
I think a line chart would be best.
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Donte
12 days ago
True, line charts are straightforward for this data.
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Dalene
18 days ago
Pie charts don’t show trends at all. Not useful here.
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Dannette
23 days ago
But scatterplots can be confusing with too many points.
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Willow
28 days ago
I prefer scatterplot. It highlights outliers.
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Daniel
1 month ago
It shows trends over time clearly.
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Donte
1 month ago
Why a line chart?
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Daniel
1 month ago
I think a line chart would be best.
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Laurene
2 months ago
I disagree, a sunburst could show different performance levels too.
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Hassie
2 months ago
I think a line chart makes the most sense for this!
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Walton
2 months ago
Surprised the professor needs to check, isn't it obvious?
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Quentin
2 months ago
Definitely not a pie chart, that's just for parts of a whole!
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Dortha
2 months ago
A scatterplot would show performance trends over time.
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Lorrine
2 months ago
Wait, are we sure a scatterplot is the best option?
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Vilma
3 months ago
I thought sunburst charts were for hierarchical data?
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Crissy
3 months ago
A line chart seems like the best choice, right?
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Cordell
4 months ago
Definitely not a pie chart, that's for sure!
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Eileen
5 months ago
A scatterplot would show performance trends over time.
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Shelba
5 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
5 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
5 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
6 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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