Collecting data with a survey

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which survey question is clearer?

A How many hours do you play games each week?

B Do you play games a lot or sometimes or never much?

2. A survey asks everyone the same questions. True or false?

A True

B False

3. Which one is a closed question?

A Tell us about your favourite pet.

B Which pet do you have: dog, cat, fish or none?

4. Which one is an open question?

A Do you like the canteen: yes or no?

B What would you change about our school canteen?

5. Which type of question is easier to count and put in a chart?

A Closed question

B Open question

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1survey		AThe question is unclear and leading. It pushes people to give one answer, so the data is not fair.
2Closed question: Do you like pizza? Yes / No		BWhat is your favourite subject at school and why?
3An open question lets people answer in their own words		CThe sample size is too small. Two answers cannot show what the whole group thinks.
4An online form can ask everyone the same question and collect the answers in one place		DA way to collect data by asking everyone the same clear questions
5Don't you agree that our boring canteen food is awful?		EA question with set answers to choose from, which are easy to count
6Sample size: ask 2 students to find out what all 200 students think		FQ1. How do you get to school? ( ) Walk ( ) Bus ( ) Car

Definitions

survey

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

A ______ asks everyone the same questions

Q1 (______): Do you like pizza? Yes / No

Q2 (____): How do you feel about school?

Send the survey as an online ____

A bigger ______ size gives better data

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A type = "closed"

B q1 = "Pets?"

C options = ["Dog","Cat","Fish"]

Question 2

A type = "open"

B q = "Do you walk to school?"

C options = ["Yes", "No"]

Question 3

A type = "open"

B q = "Do you like reading?"

C answer = "free text"

Question 4

A responses = 0

B sample_size = 30

C while responses < sample_size:

D responses = responses - 1

Question 5

A form = "Class Survey"

B add_q("Favourite sport?")

C same_form_for_all = False

D send(form)

Answer Key

Collecting data with a survey

Section A: Quick Questions

A — How many hours do you play games each week?

A — True

B — Which pet do you have: dog, cat, fish or none?

B — What would you change about our school canteen?

A — Closed question

Section B: Match the Pairs

survey → A way to collect data by asking everyone the same clear questions

Closed question: Do you like pizza? Yes / No → A question with set answers to choose from, which are easy to count

An open question lets people answer in their own words → What is your favourite subject at school and why?

An online form can ask everyone the same question and collect the answers in one place → Q1. How do you get to school? ( ) Walk ( ) Bus ( ) Car

Don't you agree that our boring canteen food is awful? → The question is unclear and leading. It pushes people to give one answer, so the data is not fair.

Sample size: ask 2 students to find out what all 200 students think → The sample size is too small. Two answers cannot show what the whole group thinks.

Section C: Definitions

survey — A survey collects data by asking everyone the same clear questions, such as closed or open questions on an online form, so the answers can be counted and compared.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

A survey asks everyone the same questions

Q1 (closed): Do you like pizza? Yes / No

Q2 (open): How do you feel about school?

Send the survey as an online form

A bigger sample size gives better data

Section E: Spot the Error

B — A survey question must be clear so everyone understands it the same way. "Pets?" is too vague. It should be a full question like "What pet do you own?".

A — This question gives a list of options to choose from, so it is a closed question. The type should be "closed", not "open".

B — An open question lets people write their own answer in words. "Do you like reading?" only needs yes or no, so it is closed. It should be "Why do you like reading?".

D — Each new response should add 1 to the count so we reach the sample size. Subtracting 1 makes the count go down, so the loop never finishes. It should be responses + 1.

C — A survey must ask everyone the same questions so the answers can be compared. This should be True, not False.