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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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Collecting and recording data
A questionnaire is a set of questions made specifically to gather data
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Choosing the size of your sample is an important part of the survey preparation
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Questions should be relevant and easy to understand as well as easy to answer
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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
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Five bar gates make the tally marks much easier to count
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It's a good idea to get used to using this word
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Keep questions relevant. It could be useful to compare boys' and girls' travel arrangements
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The larger the sample, the better the data. However, 20% is a good proportion of pupils - and much less work!
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10% of 1,000 = 100 and half of them should be girls
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MOst common = MOde
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