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📊 Part 1: Data Collection Methods

1. Which data collection method would be BEST for finding out how tall Year 11 students are?

Survey questionnaire

Direct measurement

Observation only

Secondary data from internet

2. You want to know students' favourite subjects. Which methods could work? (Tick all that apply)

Survey forms

Measuring with rulers

Interviewing students

Online questionnaire

3. What is "secondary data"?

Data you collect yourself

Data that someone else has already collected

Data that contains errors

Data collected twice

4. Why might you use random sampling when collecting data?

🗂️ Part 2: Data Storage and Variables

5. Complete this sentence about data dictionaries:

A data dictionary explains what each _____________ in your dataset means and how it was _____________ .

6. Look at this data about students' ages: 15, 16, 15, 17, 16, 15, 17, 16

You want to create age groups instead. Write how you would recategorise this data:

7. Why might you need to create new variables from existing data? Give one reason:

🔍 Part 3: Finding and Fixing Data Errors

8. Look at this dataset about Year 11 students. Circle any errors you can find:

Student Heights (cm): 165, 170, 45, 168, 172, 169, 180, 167

Student Ages: 15, 16, 15, 25, 16, 15, 17, 16

Favourite Colours: Blue, Red, Green, Purple, 7, Yellow, Pink, Blue

9. For ONE error you found above, explain:

a) Why is it an error? ________________________________________________

b) How would you fix it? _______________________________________________

10. What are TWO ways errors can happen during data collection?

1. _________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

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