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Data Collection and Graphs

A community garden is planning what to grow. Use the survey results to answer questions, check a graph and make a recommendation. Show your thinking where you can.

Plan a fair survey

A group wants to find out which herb people would most like to grow.

1.Choose the clearest survey question for this investigation.
  • Which herb would you most like us to grow: basil, parsley, mint or coriander?
  • Do you like plants?
  • What is the best herb?
  • Would you like basil because it smells nice?
2.The group asks 24 willing people, records each person's answer once, and does not write down names. Give one reason this is a fair and respectful way to collect data.

Record the responses

Here are the 24 survey responses. Each response represents one person.

Herb

Tally

Frequency

Basil

Mint

Parsley

Coriander

Responses: basil, mint, parsley, basil, coriander, mint, basil, parsley, mint, coriander, basil, mint, parsley, basil, coriander, mint, basil, parsley, mint, basil, coriander, mint, parsley, mint.

3.Count the responses and fill in the frequency column of the table. Check that your frequencies add to the total number surveyed.
4.Which herb received the most votes, and how many more votes did it receive than coriander?

Read and build a graph

A draft column graph uses the same survey results. Check what makes it easy to read.

Votes

10

8

6

4

2

0

Basil 7 votes

Mint 8 votes

Parsley 5 votes

Coriander 4 votes

5.The graph scale counts in twos. Can a bar end at 7 votes? Explain how you would show this value accurately.
6.Make your own column graph of the herb survey results. Include a title, labelled axes, an even scale starting at zero, and one bar for each herb.
7.A volunteer says, 'Parsley got no votes because its bar is the shortest.' Is the volunteer correct? Use the data to explain.
8.How many votes were cast altogether? Explain one way to check your answer.
9.The garden can plant only two herbs this season. Recommend which two to plant, and support your choice with data.

3 printable pages

  • Data Collection and Graphs, page 1 of 3: Plan a fair survey, Record the responses

    Page 1

  • Data Collection and Graphs, page 2 of 3: Read and build a graph

    Page 2

  • Data Collection and Graphs, page 3 of 3: 7. A volunteer says, 'Parsley got no votes because its bar is the shortest.' Is the…

    Page 3

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