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Maths Quiz - Level 3-4 Data Handling - Collecting and Recording Data (Questions)

Have you ever done any kind of scientific study? If so, you'll know that you need to gather data and interpret it. We call this data handling. Guess what? Data handling is a cool part of KS3 Maths! We've got four quizzes to make you a data-handling champ. This one guides you on collecting and recording data.

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How you collect info depends on your data type. Surveys and questionnaires? Super handy! Keep your questionnaire simple for clear, quick results. Think about what info you need and the best way to snag it.

Dive into this Maths quiz and flex your data-handling skills! Take it slow, read each question carefully, and pick those answers wisely. Check out the comments after you answer a question – they're like little helpers to clear any confusion. Ready to ace data handling?

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1. When carrying out a survey to gather several pieces of information about a subject, you can design a .......
[ ] qualification
[ ] questionnaire
[ ] query
[ ] quintuplet
2. To be useful, a questionnaire should be given to a suitable number of people, called the .......
[ ] assortment
[ ] average
[ ] sample
[ ] share
3. Which question would not be asked in a questionnaire about how secondary schoolchildren travel to school?
[ ] Do you use public transport? Y or N
[ ] How far do you have to travel to school?
[ ] Is it sensible to wear a bike helmet?
[ ] How do you travel to school - car, bus, walk or cycle?
4. Age is often a useful data item for any survey. Which of these questions would be the best to use in the school travel questionnaire?
[ ] What is your date of birth?
[ ] Tick your age group: 0-10, 11-16, 17-21, over 21
[ ] Where were you born?
[ ] Circle your Year Group: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
5. The numbers for each type of transport are recorded on a tally chart. Tally strokes are written in groups of .......
[ ] 3
[ ] 4
[ ] 5
[ ] 6
6. When the tally strokes are counted, the totals for each category are recorded in a column headed .......
[ ] frequency
[ ] number
[ ] total
[ ] type
7. Which of these questions would be most useful in the school transport survey?
[ ] Do you have a driving licence?
[ ] Are you a boy or a girl?
[ ] How tall are you?
[ ] Can you ride a horse?
8. In sampling a school of 1,000 pupils, who would you ask to answer your questionnaire?
[ ] Year 10 pupils
[ ] 20 pupils from each Year Group
[ ] The first 100 people entering the school gate
[ ] All pupils
9. 50% of pupils are girls. In a sample of 10% of pupils, how many girls will you ask to fill in the questionnaire?
[ ] 30
[ ] 40
[ ] 50
[ ] 60
10. What word is used to describe the most common answer to a question in a survey?
[ ] Mean
[ ] Median
[ ] Mode
[ ] Range

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Collecting and recording data

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Maths Quiz - Level 3-4 Data Handling - Collecting and Recording Data (Answers)
1. When carrying out a survey to gather several pieces of information about a subject, you can design a .......
[ ] qualification
[x] questionnaire
[ ] query
[ ] quintuplet
A questionnaire is a set of questions made specifically to gather data
2. To be useful, a questionnaire should be given to a suitable number of people, called the .......
[ ] assortment
[ ] average
[x] sample
[ ] share
Choosing the size of your sample is an important part of the survey preparation
3. Which question would not be asked in a questionnaire about how secondary schoolchildren travel to school?
[ ] Do you use public transport? Y or N
[ ] How far do you have to travel to school?
[x] Is it sensible to wear a bike helmet?
[ ] How do you travel to school - car, bus, walk or cycle?
Questions should be relevant and easy to understand as well as easy to answer
4. Age is often a useful data item for any survey. Which of these questions would be the best to use in the school travel questionnaire?
[ ] What is your date of birth?
[ ] Tick your age group: 0-10, 11-16, 17-21, over 21
[ ] Where were you born?
[x] Circle your Year Group: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Date of birth would give you the same information but you'd have to work out the ages. Year groups are a much easier piece of data to use
5. The numbers for each type of transport are recorded on a tally chart. Tally strokes are written in groups of .......
[ ] 3
[ ] 4
[x] 5
[ ] 6
Five bar gates make the tally marks much easier to count
6. When the tally strokes are counted, the totals for each category are recorded in a column headed .......
[x] frequency
[ ] number
[ ] total
[ ] type
It's a good idea to get used to using this word
7. Which of these questions would be most useful in the school transport survey?
[ ] Do you have a driving licence?
[x] Are you a boy or a girl?
[ ] How tall are you?
[ ] Can you ride a horse?
Keep questions relevant. It could be useful to compare boys' and girls' travel arrangements
8. In sampling a school of 1,000 pupils, who would you ask to answer your questionnaire?
[ ] Year 10 pupils
[x] 20 pupils from each Year Group
[ ] The first 100 people entering the school gate
[ ] All pupils
The larger the sample, the better the data. However, 20% is a good proportion of pupils - and much less work!
9. 50% of pupils are girls. In a sample of 10% of pupils, how many girls will you ask to fill in the questionnaire?
[ ] 30
[ ] 40
[x] 50
[ ] 60
10% of 1,000 = 100 and half of them should be girls
10. What word is used to describe the most common answer to a question in a survey?
[ ] Mean
[ ] Median
[x] Mode
[ ] Range
MOst common = MOde