Collecting Data (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Quizzes
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What type of data consists of words, descriptions, or categories?
What type of data consists of words, descriptions, or categories?
Qualitative data
What type of data consists of numbers and measurements?
What type of data consists of numbers and measurements?
Quantitative data
Which best describes discrete data?
Which best describes discrete data?
Can only take specific, exact values
Which is an example of continuous data?
Which is an example of continuous data?
Height in cm
How should class boundaries be created for discrete data?
How should class boundaries be created for discrete data?
Leave gaps between classes
How should class boundaries be created for continuous data?
How should class boundaries be created for continuous data?
Have no gaps between classes
What notation is suitable for continuous data classes?
What notation is suitable for continuous data classes?
,
What must classes do when organizing data?
What must classes do when organizing data?
Cover all possible values in the data
What should a data collection sheet include?
What should a data collection sheet include?
Headings, tally, and frequency columns
How should tally marks be grouped for easier counting?
How should tally marks be grouped for easier counting?
In fives
Why is this a poor question: 'Do you agree potatoes taste better than cabbage?'
Why is this a poor question: 'Do you agree potatoes taste better than cabbage?'
It's a leading question
Why are specific response options better than open-ended questions?
Why are specific response options better than open-ended questions?
They're easier to analyze statistically