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Topic: Collecting data (Foundation - 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
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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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.
A company surveys motorists at a checkpoint to find out their intended journey.
Why do they not stop every motorist?