Level 3-4 Data Handling - Getting Started

1. What is data?

   • Dates
   • Figures
   • Information
   • Numbers

2. Which of these is not a type of data which might be recorded by a school about a Year 10 pupil?

   • GCSE options
   • IQ
   • SATs results
   • VAT registration number

3. Data is often gathered by carrying out a .......

   • soundtrack
   • statistic
   • suggestion
   • survey

4. Data which can be counted is called .......

   • dangerous
   • definite
   • disappointing
   • discrete

5. In a survey asking boys about their favourite sports, the most important data is .......

   • qualitative
   • quarterly
   • quantitative
   • questionable

6. Which of these questions is suitable for a survey to find out the favourite sport of 12-year-old boys?

   • Do you like rugby?
   • Which sport do you like best?
   • Do you like cricket better than tennis?
   • Which football team do you support?

7. Of the following, where would be the best place to carry out the favourite sport survey?

   • A girls' school
   • A mixed secondary school
   • A rugby club
   • A Sixth Form College

8. In the favourite sports survey, how should the boys be asked to answer the question, 'Which sport do you like best'?

   • Give them a list of sports to choose from
   • Ask them to tick Yes or No
   • Ask them to explain why they like the chosen sport
   • Show them a picture of a football team

9. What is the best way to record the results of the favourite sport survey?

   • Put them in alphabetical order
   • Sort them into age groups
   • Use a tally chart
   • Draw a line graph

10. The number of boys choosing any one sport in the survey is called its .......

    • category
    • frequency
    • range
    • size

Quiz written by Hilary Wilson