Practice quiz: Figures as evidence

4 questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right. You can try as many times as you like. These are for practice: the final test has different questions.

1. 1.A bar chart's y-axis runs from 91% to 94%. What should you do?

   Trust the visual size of the gapJudge the gap by the actual numbers, since a cut axis exaggerates itIgnore the figureAssume the data is fake
2. 2.Which error bars do NOT get smaller when you collect more data?

   Standard error (SE)95% confidence intervalStandard deviation (SD)None of them
3. 3.An ML paper reports one run and no error bars. What is the main problem?

   NothingThe gain may be smaller than the variation between random seedsIt is too longIt should use a log scale
4. 4.You notice a paper shows no failure cases. What is the fair response?

   Conclude the authors are hiding somethingNote it as a question, and check the appendix and codeAssume there are noneStop reading