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Data Collection Planning

A coastal community group wants to learn how people travel to the Saturday market. Help plan a useful, fair way to collect data. Read each scenario carefully; some questions have more than one reasonable answer.

Choose a useful method

A good plan identifies what to find out, who to ask or observe, and how to record answers.

1.The group wants to find out how market visitors travelled there today. Which method gives the most direct evidence?
  • Ask visitors how they arrived, using the same question each time
  • Measure the length of the market stalls
  • Ask one shopkeeper to guess
  • Count the number of market bags
2.The group interviews only people arriving by car, then reports the most common way all visitors travel. What is the main problem with this plan?
3.Which is the clearest question to ask every visitor?
  • Did you have a good trip?
  • How did you travel to the market today?
  • Do you like buses more than cars?
  • Why are cars bad for the environment?
4.Match each investigation with a suitable tool or recording method.
  • How many bicycles are parked at the market?
  • How long does a bus take to arrive?
  • What is the length of a market table?
  • Measuring tape
  • Tally chart
  • Stopwatch

Build a fair collection plan

Think about a practical sample, a clear variable, and consistent recording.

5.The group has 30 minutes and two helpers. Suggest a fair way to choose which visitors to ask, and say one reason it is fairer than asking only friends or people at one stall.
6.What should the helpers record as the variable in this investigation?
7.True or false? If one visitor arrives with two friends in the same car, the group should record three car arrivals when counting vehicles.
TrueFalse
8.Complete the recording plan: Use one tally mark for each answer. Put “walking”, “bicycle”, “bus” and “car” into separate categories. Why should the helpers use the same categories?

Our investigative question:

Who will we collect data from?

What variable will we record?

How will we choose participants and record answers fairly?

What could make the results less reliable, and how could we reduce that problem?

3 printable pages

  • A New Zealand market scene introduces a data investigation about how visitors travel.

    Page 1

  • Questions practise choosing methods, identifying bias, and planning fair data collection.

    Page 2

  • A planning grid helps students design a clear, practical community investigation.

    Page 3

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