End of Unit 6 Test
End of Unit 6 Test
Q1. List three ways of collecting data to answer a statistical question. ____________________
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To answer this question, a sample of learners are asked how much time they spent doing
homework the previous evening.
a What percentages of boys and girls spent more than 2 hours doing homework? _____
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c Comment on the sample size. _______________________________________________
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1 Find a maths word in each line of the word grid to match each clue.
The first one has been done for you.
a j l d s t a t i s t i c s u o p e s d h
b e r t y q o p c n m x e z v d a t a k l
c t y k r p r e d i c t i o n c b m k j e
d w s t a t i s t i c a l q u e s t i o n
b Facts about people, objects or events that you can use to produce useful information
2 Read the data about Xavier’s class. Underline the correct name for the type of data given.
The first one has been done for you.
Xavier says:
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continuous data discrete data categorical dataMark each sentence as either true (T) or false
(F). Correct any mistakes.
The first one has been done for you.
a Data doesn’t always include numerical information. T / F
b In math, the word population is used only to describe the number of people in a test
group. T / F
c A sample is when you gather information from some members of the group being studied,
d The sample size tells you how many people, objects or events were studied in
the sample. T / F
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