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Topic: Collecting Data (Higher - Unit 1)

Specification References: S2.3

S2.3 Design an experiment or survey.


Candidates should be able to:

  • write or criticise questions and response sections for a questionnaire
  • suggest how a simple experiment may be carried out
  • have a basic understanding of how to collect survey data

Examples

  1. Yoshi is asking people about their eating habits.
    Design a question asking about how often they eat out.
    Remember to include a response section.

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  1. Dennis is taking a survey about how far it is from his house to his workplace.
    Here is the response section.

    0 - 1   1 - 2   2 - 3   over 5

    State two criticisms of his response section.


  2. A company surveys motorists at a checkpoint to find out their intended journey.
    Why do they not stop every motorist?