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Data Collection Quiz

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a method of data collection?

a)

Analysis

b)

Experiment

c)

Conclusion

d)

Interpretation

2.

Asking people questions is a key part of what data collection method?

a)

Observation

b)

Experiment

c)

Survey

d)

Pattern recognition

3.

Watching and recording what happens is called:

a)

Surveying

b)

Experimenting

c)

Observing

d)

Organizing

4.

A data source is more reliable if it comes from:

a)

One person's opinion

b)

Many different people

c)

A made-up story

d)

Something very old without proof

5.

Looking for things that are the same in a set of data helps you find:

a)

Differences

b)

Patterns

c)

Categories

d)

Conclusions

6.

Putting similar data together is called:

a)

Comparing

b)

Contrasting

c)

Organizing

d)

Collecting

7.

Finding how things are alike and how they are different is:

a)

Organizing

b)

Comparing and contrasting

c)

Pattern recognition

d)

Data collection

8.

The way things are arranged in nature can show us:

a)

Randomness

b)

Patterns in God's creation

c)

Disorganization

d)

Mistakes

9.

A question that needs you to gather information is a question requiring:

a)

An opinion

b)

Data collection

c)

A guess

d)

A simple answer

10.

What tool is often used to collect survey data?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Questionnaire

d)

Ruler

11.

When you look at a bar graph, the height of the bars shows:

a)

The colors of the data

b)

The amount of each category

c)

The names of the categories

d)

The order of the data

12.

In 'Data Detectives,' what are you trying to do?

a)

Hide information

b)

Solve problems using data

c)

Make up stories

d)

Avoid numbers

13.

What kind of learning uses labeled training data to make predictions?

a)

Unsupervised learning

b)

Reinforcement learning

c)

Supervised learning

d)

Trial and error

14.

Training data helps a computer learn to:

a)

Forget information

b)

Make classification predictions

c)

Break down

d)

Ignore instructions

15.

Using computers to cheat on a test is an example of:

a)

Appropriate technology use

b)

Inappropriate technology use

c)

Avoiding technology problems

d)

Smart technology use

16.

Keeping your passwords secret is a way to:

a)

Cause technology problems

b)

Ignore digital tools

c)

Prevent technology-related problems

d)

Use technology inappropriately

17.

A bar graph uses what to represent data?

a)

Circles

b)

Lines

c)

Bars

d)

Triangles

18.

What does the x-axis (horizontal line) of a bar graph usually show?

a)

The amounts

b)

The categories

c)

The title

d)

The date

19.

What does the y-axis (vertical line) of a bar graph usually show?

a)

The categories

b)

The title

c)

The amounts

d)

The date

20.

If all the bars in a bar graph are the same height, what does that tell you about the data?

a)

The data is missing.

b)

All the categories have the same amount.

c)

The graph is wrong.

d)

The data is very different.

21.

Asking many people the same questions in a (a)   is a way to collect data.

22.

When you use your senses to gather information, you are making an (a)   .

23.

An (a)   is a test where you change one thing to see what happens.

24.

A data source with information from many experts is usually more (a)   .

25.

Finding things that repeat in your data helps you see (a)   .

26.

When you (a)   data, you put similar pieces together.

27.

To (a)   data elements, you look at how they are alike and different.

28.

The beautiful (a)   in a flower can remind us of God's creativity.

29.

A good research (a)   helps you know what data to collect.

30.

A list of questions used in a survey is called a (a)   .

31.

When you look at a bar graph and understand what it means, you (a)   the data.

32.

In 'Data Detectives,' you use clues (data) to (a)   a mystery.

33.

(a)   learning uses training data that is already labeled with the correct answers.

34.

Training data helps a computer (a)   what something is, like a cat or a dog.

35.

Sharing your private information online is an example of using digital tools (a)   .

36.

Using strong (a)   can help you avoid technology problems with your accounts.

37.

A (a)   is a visual way to show and compare data using rectangles.

38.

The labels on a bar graph tell you what each (a)   represents.

39.

The (a)   of a bar in a bar graph shows its value.

40.

Analyzing a (a)   graph helps you understand the information it presents.

41.

Surveys always involve doing an experiment.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Observing can only be done with your eyes.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

An experiment always has a control group that doesn't change.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

A website with no author listed is usually a very reliable data source.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Patterns help us make sense of large amounts of data.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Organizing data makes it harder to understand.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Comparing and contrasting always shows that things are completely different.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The order of the seasons is a pattern in God's creation.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Asking 'What is your favorite color?' requires data collection.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

You can only collect data using paper and pencil.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Taller bars in a bar graph always mean there is less of that category.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

'Data Detectives' is about solving crimes in the real world.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Unsupervised learning uses training data with correct answers already provided.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Training data helps computers learn to recognize objects in pictures.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Copying someone else's work from the internet and saying it's yours is appropriate technology use.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Updating your software regularly can help prevent technology problems.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

A bar graph is a type of chart used to display data.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

The bars in a bar graph can go sideways or up and down.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

The title of a bar graph tells you what the graph is about.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

If all the bars in a bar graph are very different heights, it means the data is very similar.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Match the data collection method with its description: Survey

a)

Watching and recording what happens

b)

Testing something to see the result

c)

Asking people questions

62.

Match the data collection method with its description: Observation

a)

Watching and recording what happens

b)

Testing something to see the result

c)

Asking people questions

63.

Match the data collection method with its description: Experiment

a)

Watching and recording what happens

b)

Testing something to see the result

c)

Asking people questions

64.

Match the term with its meaning: Reliability

a)

Putting similar data together

b)

How trustworthy a data source is

c)

Something that repeats

65.

Match the term with its meaning: Pattern

a)

Putting similar data together

b)

How trustworthy a data source is

c)

Something that repeats

66.

Match the term with its meaning: Organize

a)

Putting similar data together

b)

How trustworthy a data source is

c)

Something that repeats

67.

Match the learning type with its description: Supervised Learning

a)

Uses labeled data to make predictions

b)

Finds patterns in unlabeled data

c)

Learns through trial and error and feedback

68.

Match the learning type with its description: Unsupervised Learning

a)

Uses labeled data to make predictions

b)

Finds patterns in unlabeled data

c)

Learns through trial and error and feedback

69.

Match the learning type with its description: Reinforcement Learning

a)

Uses labeled data to make predictions

b)

Finds patterns in unlabeled data

c)

Learns through trial and error and feedback