Collecting Data

Which of these statements describes primary data?

• Information stored on the internet.

• Information that is collected directly from the source.

• Information that already exists.

Would you carry out a survey or an experiment to answer the following questions: What is the favorite colour of students in your class?

• Survey

• Experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Would you collect primary data or secondary data to help answer the following questions: Who is the highest earning athlete in the world right now?

• Primary data

• Secondary data

Would you collect primary data or secondary data to help answer the following questions: What is the favorite sport of students in your class?

• Secondary data

• Primary data

Shadi wants to know on what day people prefer to do their shopping, he visits the market every single day of the week an asks people as they go in, will his test give fair results? Give a reason for your answer

• No, the people will refuse to answer Shadi because he is rude

• Yes, he is going on every day of the week, so his results should be fair

• No, he needs to go every day for a whole month

• Yes, he is asking them and they should answer fairly

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Secondary data is ...

• data that you collect it yourself

• data that you found in secondary school

• data that someone else has already collected

• data that has a lot of things of secondary things

What is a population?

• A tool used to collect statistical data

• Statistics collected from an entire population

• All the people or objects on which data is collected

• A group chosen from a population

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

What is a census?

• A tool used to collect statistical data
• Statistics collected from an entire population
• The factual information collected from a survey or other source 
• A group chosen from a population

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5A

What is a survey?

• process of collecting statistical data from a small group of a population

• Statistics collected from an entire population

• An element or feature that can vary

• A person chosen from a population

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

What is data?

• The practise of collecting and analysing data
• The factual information collected from a survey or other source 
• An element or feature that can vary
• A group chosen from a population

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B