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Categorical Data Collection Survey

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Categorical Data Collection Survey

Students collecting survey data

📊 Part 1: Planning Your Survey

1. What is categorical data? Choose the best answer:

Data that uses numbers only

Data that sorts things into groups or categories

Data that measures how tall something is

2. We want to ask our class about their favourite fruit AND favourite drink. How many variables is this?

1 variable

2 variables

3 variables

3. Write a good investigative question using TWO categorical variables:

What are the _____________ and _____________ of our class?

4. Which questions would be respectful to ask in a survey? Tick all that apply:

What is your favourite colour?

How much money does your family have?

What is your favourite sport?

What is your favourite animal?

📝 Part 2: Collecting and Recording Data

5. Complete this data card for one person you survey:

Person's Name: _________________

Favourite Colour: _________________

Favourite Animal: _________________

6. Look at this data from 5 students about favourite fruit:

Apple, Banana, Apple, Orange, Apple

Make a tally chart:

Apple: ___________

Banana: ___________

Orange: ___________

7. Write two 'I notice' statements about the fruit data above:

I notice that _________________________________________________

I notice that _________________________________________________

🔍 Part 3: Making Sense of Data

8. Circle the statement that BEST answers the question "What is the most popular fruit in our class?"

Some people like fruit

Apple is the most popular fruit with 3 votes

There are 5 people in our class

9. Why is it important to be respectful when collecting data from people?
10. Plan your own survey question with two variables:

Variable 1: _______________________________

Variable 2: _______________________________

My question: What are the _________________ and _________________ of _________________?

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