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Worksheet 8 - Data Collection Techniques

The document is a worksheet designed for Honors Algebra 2 students to practice identifying data collection techniques, including surveys, observational studies, and experiments. It includes various scenarios where students must analyze the type of data collection used, identify potential biases, and design studies. The worksheet aims to enhance understanding of data collection methods and their applications in real-world situations.

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Worksheet 8 - Data Collection Techniques

The document is a worksheet designed for Honors Algebra 2 students to practice identifying data collection techniques, including surveys, observational studies, and experiments. It includes various scenarios where students must analyze the type of data collection used, identify potential biases, and design studies. The worksheet aims to enhance understanding of data collection methods and their applications in real-world situations.

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Worksheet #8 – Data Collection Techniques The Experi-Mentalist _________________________________

Honors Algebra 2 Date _______________________ Period ______________

Decide whether the data collection technique consists of a survey, an observational study, or an experiment. If an
experiment is used, identify the treatments used and what is being measured. Then state one potential source of
bias; if you cannot identify a source of bias, explain why.

1. Nick stood outside a movie theater and asked many of the patrons if the movie they saw was good.

a. Identify which type of data collection was used. Explain your reasoning.

b. If this is an experiment, identify the treatments and what is being measured in each scenario.

c. Identify at least one source of potential bias; if you cannot identify a source of bias, explain why.

2. Elise gave each member of the class a random cookie, some from recipe A and some from recipe B. Then she
observed which students returned for a second cookie.

a. Identify which type of data collection was used. Explain your reasoning.

b. If this is an experiment, identify the treatments and what is being measured in each scenario.

c. Identify at least one source of potential bias; if you cannot identify a source of bias, explain why.
3. Steven observed students enter a classroom for class, and recorded whether the first half of the students who
arrived for class chose to sit in the front half of the room.

a. Identify which type of data collection was used. Explain your reasoning.

b. If this is an experiment, identify the treatments and what is being measured in each scenario.

c. Identify at least one source of potential bias; if you cannot identify a source of bias, explain why.

4. Jill searched the Internet to find comments and reviews from people who owned the type of cell phone she was
thinking of buying.

a. Identify which type of data collection was used. Explain your reasoning.

b. If this is an experiment, identify the treatments and what is being measured in each scenario.

c. Identify at least one source of potential bias; if you cannot identify a source of bias, explain why.
5. Erianna is designing a survey to determine how much sleep the students in her school get. Here are three
versions of a question she may include in her survey. Which is the best and why?
a. What time did you go to sleep last night?
b. How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
c. How many total hours of sleep did you get in the last week?

6. Darita’s government class plans to conduct a poll to determine which political candidate has the most support
in an upcoming election. They decide to place phone calls to the fourth name in the second column of every
page of the local book. What problems, if any, do you see in their plan? Explain.
7. For each scenario, decide which of the three types of data collection you would use, give a reason for the choice,
and give your design for the study.

a. You wish to find which brand of microwave popcorn has the fewest unpopped kernels.

b. You wish to find if there is a connection between sunny days and people’s moods.

c. You wish to find the proportion of students at your school who are planning to attend the school play two weeks
from now.

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