MCQs: Data Visualization - Advanced R Programming for Data Analytics
1. Which of the following packages is most commonly used for data visualization in R?
A) dplyr
B) ggplot2
C) caret
D) shiny
Answer: B) ggplot2
2. In ggplot2, which function is used to create a scatter plot?
A) geom_point()
B) geom_line()
C) geom_bar()
D) geom_histogram()
Answer: A) geom_point()
3. Which of the following arguments is used to change the title of a plot in ggplot2?
A) ggtitle()
B) main_title()
C) title()
D) plot_title()
Answer: A) ggtitle()
4. What does the function geom_histogram() in ggplot2 do?
A) Creates a scatter plot
B) Creates a histogram
C) Creates a line plot
D) Creates a bar chart
Answer: B) Creates a histogram
5. Which function in base R is used to create a bar plot?
A) barplot()
B) plot()
C) hist()
D) pie()
Answer: A) barplot()
6. How can you add labels to the x-axis in a ggplot plot?
A) xlabel()
B) xlab()
C) axis_title()
D) label_x()
Answer: B) xlab()
7. What is the default theme used in ggplot2 for plots?
A) theme_minimal()
B) theme_gray()
C) theme_classic()
D) theme_void()
Answer: B) theme_gray()
8. Which function in ggplot2 is used to create a box plot?
A) geom_boxplot()
B) geom_bar()
C) geom_line()
D) geom_point()
Answer: A) geom_boxplot()
9. How can you modify the color of the points in a scatter plot in ggplot2?
A) color()
B) col()
C) fill()
D) aes(color=)
Answer: D) aes(color=)
10. Which of the following can be used to create a pie chart in base R?
A) pie()
B) plot()
C) hist()
D) barplot()
Answer: A) pie()
11. In ggplot2, what is the purpose of aes()?
A) To map data to aesthetics
B) To set the plot title
C) To change the plot theme
D) To generate axis labels
Answer: A) To map data to aesthetics
12. What does the function geom_line() in ggplot2 do?
A) Creates a line plot
B) Creates a scatter plot
C) Creates a bar plot
D) Creates a pie chart
Answer: A) Creates a line plot
13. Which function is used to create a heatmap in base R?
A) heatmap()
B) map()
C) geom_tile()
D) scale_fill()
Answer: A) heatmap()
14. How can you add a legend to a ggplot2 plot?
A) theme_legend()
B) add_legend()
C) legend()
D) ggplot2 handles legends automatically
Answer: D) ggplot2 handles legends automatically
15. Which function is used to save a plot as an image in ggplot2?
A) save_image()
B) ggsave()
C) save_plot()
D) export_plot()
Answer: B) ggsave()
