Nature of Science Quiz True or False

1. When is it best to use a pie chart? -> When we're trying to show parts of a whole.
2. What does it mean to be precise? -> That one time we were on time
3. Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? -> "The item weighed 450 grams."
4. What are qualitative data? -> Data that were found using an equation.
5. Which of the following is not necessary for a graph to have? -> A title
6. Which of the following is an acceptable procedure when constructing a graph? -> Using an axis break for data that don't start at zero.
7. What does it mean when there is a correlation between sets of data? -> There is an observable relationship between two things.
8. What should be our goal when collecting data? -> To be both accurate and precise
9. We collect data on the mass of five mice. They are 25 grams, 30 grams, 28 grams, 32 grams, and 30 grams. What is the mean mass of these five mice? -> 29 grams
10. What is the range for the data we collected on the mice mass in the previous question? -> 25 grams

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