Collecting and Representing Data Quiz
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1. A researcher uses census data collected by the government. What type of data is this?
- A. A. Primary data
- B. B. Secondary data
- C. C. Discrete data
- D. D. Continuous data
2. Which of these is an example of discrete data?
- A. A. Height of students
- B. B. Number of cars in a car park
- C. C. Time taken to run a race
- D. D. Mass of a bag of sugar
3. Which diagram is most suitable for showing how a company's sales changed each month over a year?
- A. A. Pie chart
- B. B. Pictogram
- C. C. Line graph
- D. D. Vertical line chart
4. A survey records the favourite subject (categorical) of 100 students. Which diagram would NOT be appropriate?
- A. A. Bar chart
- B. B. Pie chart
- C. C. Pictogram
- D. D. Vertical line chart for ungrouped discrete numerical data
5. A student wants to display exam scores (grouped into ranges, continuous-style data) to see the overall shape of the distribution. Which factor should most influence their choice of diagram?
- A. A. Whether the data is primary or secondary
- B. B. Whether the data is categorical, discrete, or continuous/grouped
- C. C. The colour of the diagram
- D. D. How many students took the exam only