Geography Year 10: Data Collection and Analysis Quizzes

Question 1

Which method is best for gathering detailed opinions and experiences from individuals?

Accepted Answer

Interviews

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Observation

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Surveys

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Experiments

Question 2

When creating a questionnaire, what's the most important thing to consider?

Accepted Answer

Making sure questions are easy to understand and have clear choices.

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Using lots of pictures and colours to make it look nice.

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Asking questions that lead people to give specific answers.

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Having as many questions as possible.

Question 3

Which of these tells us the typical value in a set of data?

Accepted Answer

Mean

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Variance

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Standard deviation

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Range

Question 4

If the average study time for students is 10 hours, and the typical difference from the average is 2 hours, about what percentage of students study for more than 12 hours?

Accepted Answer

15.87%

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84.13%

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2.28%

Question 5

What's a potential drawback of using surveys to collect information?

Accepted Answer

People might not give honest answers or might misunderstand the questions.

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Surveys are cheap and easy to use.

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Surveys are always very objective.

Question 6

How do researchers often analyze information from interviews and observations?

Accepted Answer

They look for patterns and themes by sorting and organizing the information.

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They use a special math test called a chi-square test.

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They test a specific idea or prediction.

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They look for relationships between different sets of numbers.

Question 7

What is the main reason for doing a pilot study before a full research project?

Accepted Answer

To try out the methods and make sure they work well before collecting a lot of data.

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To get some initial data to start with.

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To figure out the research questions to ask.

Question 8

Which of the following methods is most appropriate for collecting qualitative data, such as opinions and beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Interviews

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Statistical analysis

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Observation

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Questionnaires

Question 9

A researcher wants to investigate the impact of climate change on coastal erosion. Which of the following sampling techniques would be most suitable?

Accepted Answer

Stratified random sampling

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Snowball sampling

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Systematic sampling

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Convenience sampling

Question 10

What is the purpose of a pilot study?

Accepted Answer

To test the feasibility and effectiveness of a research method.

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To present findings to stakeholders.

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To collect preliminary data for analysis.

Question 11

Which of the following statistical measures indicates the spread or variability of data?

Accepted Answer

Standard deviation

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Median

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Mode

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Mean

Question 12

A researcher uses a chi-square test to determine if there is a relationship between two categorical variables. The null hypothesis is rejected with a p-value of 0.05. What can the researcher conclude?

Accepted Answer

There is a statistically significant relationship between the variables.

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The data is not reliable.

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There is no relationship between the variables.

Question 13

Which of the following is an ethical consideration in data collection and analysis?

Accepted Answer

Informed consent

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Data security

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Data accuracy

Question 14

What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

Accepted Answer

Qualitative data is descriptive and non-numerical, while quantitative data is numerical and measurable.

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Qualitative data is subjective and quantitative data is objective.

Question 15

Which of the following is a limitation of using questionnaires for data collection?

Accepted Answer

Response rates can be low.

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Questionnaires are relatively easy to administer.

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Questionnaires can be used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data.

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Questionnaires can be used to collect a wide range of data.

Question 16

What is the purpose of a scatter plot?

Accepted Answer

To show the relationship between two variables.

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To predict the value of one variable based on the other.

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To compare the means of two groups.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a type of research bias?

Accepted Answer

Sampling bias

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Confirmation bias

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Procedural bias

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Personal bias