Data Collection and Organization: Interactive Quizzes for Year 4 ICT

Question 1

Which of these is an example of a data table?

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A list of names and ages

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A bar chart

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A pie chart

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A line graph

Question 2

What's the best way to organize data collected from a survey?

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In a data table

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In a bar chart

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In a pie chart

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In a line graph

Question 3

What's the most important thing to consider when designing a data table?

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The purpose of the table

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The number of rows and columns

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The type of data included

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The size of the table

Question 4

Which chart type is most commonly used to display data?

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

Question 5

What's the difference between a bar chart and a pie chart?

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Bar charts display data in bars while pie charts display data in slices.

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Pie charts display data in bars while bar charts display data in slices.

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Bar charts display data in a table while pie charts display data in a graph.

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Pie charts display data in a table while bar charts display data in a graph.

Question 6

What's the best way to present data that shows a trend over time?

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Line graph

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Scatter plot

Question 7

What's the most important thing to remember when presenting data?

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Making the data easy to understand

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Making the data look impressive

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Making the data difficult to understand

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Making the data as confusing as possible

Question 8

What's the best way to find out what your classmates' favorite foods are?

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Make a survey with different food options

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Ask them to write it down

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Watch what they eat at lunch

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Have them try different foods and rate them

Question 9

How are a survey and observing different?

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A survey asks questions, while observing means watching behaviors

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Observing asks questions, while a survey means watching behaviors

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A survey is more reliable than observing

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Observing is more reliable than a survey

Question 10

Which of these is a yes or no question in a survey?

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Do you like to play games?

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What's your favorite color?

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How old are you?

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What is your home address?

Question 11

On a bar chart, what does the y-axis show?

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The number of things in each category

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The different categories

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The name of the chart

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The labels for the different categories

Question 12

What is a good tip for making a survey?

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Keep the questions short and clear.

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Use open-ended questions to let people give detailed answers.

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Include questions that are not related to the topic.

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Make the survey very long

Question 13

If you want to find out what colors your classmates like, what's the best way to ask everyone?

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Make a list of questions and ask them to fill it in

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Ask them one by one

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Look at their clothes and guess

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Show them different colors and see which ones they react to

Question 14

Why do we put information into tables?

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So we can read and understand it better

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Because it makes the information look nicer

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To keep it secret

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To make it harder to analyze

Question 15

Which of these graphs is the best for showing how something changes over a period of time?

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Line graph

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Pie chart

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Bar chart

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Circle chart

Question 16

Surveys are good for finding out

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What people think or know

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How something changes over time

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Things that happen in a certain place

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Surveys are never good for finding out anything.

Question 17

When you make a table, what's the first thing you should do?

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Figure out what types of information you have

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Count how many pieces of information you have

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Draw a table with the right number of rows and columns

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Write a title for the table

Question 18

Which of these things does using graphs NOT help us do with information?

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Hide it from others

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Make it easier to understand

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Find trends

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Make it look better

Question 19

What are Venn diagrams used for?

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Showing what things have in common and what's different about them

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Showing how things change over time

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Putting information into groups

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Comparing information from different sources

Question 20

Which type of chart is best for showing how something changes over time?

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Line graph

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Venn diagram

Question 21

What is the first step in creating a table to organize information?

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Deciding what the rows and columns will be

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Collecting the information

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Organizing the information into groups

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Looking for patterns in the information

Question 22

What is the difference between a bar chart and a histogram?

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Bar charts show individual pieces of information, while histograms show how information is spread out.

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Histograms show individual pieces of information, while bar charts show how information is spread out.

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They are both the same type of chart.

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They are both used for different types of information.

Question 23

What is the best type of chart to show the number of students in each class?

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Pie chart

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Scatter plot

Question 24

Why do we use tables and charts to show information?

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To make it easier to see and understand

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To make the information more colorful

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To make the information more interesting

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To hide the information

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a type of information we can collect?

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Stories

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Numbers

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Descriptions

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Measurements

Question 26

What do we call something we measure when we collect information?

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A characteristic

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A tool

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A group

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A way of organizing

Question 27

What can a frequency table show us?

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How often each piece of information appears

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How the information is spread out

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How the information is changing over time

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How the information is related to other information

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a way to gather data?

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Homework assignments

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Surveys

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Observations

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Interviews

Question 29

Which chart do we use to show data over time?

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Line graph

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Scatterplot

Question 30

Which of these is an example of making an observation?

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Counting the cars that drive past

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Asking people their favorite foods

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Sending out a survey

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Writing a story

Question 31

Which of these is NOT an advantage of using technology to collect and organize data?

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It can introduce bias

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It's efficient

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It's accurate

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It's cost-effective

Question 32

What's the first thing you do when collecting data?

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Decide what you want to find out

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Collect the data

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Analyze the data

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Present the data

Question 33

What is NOT a way of collecting information?

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Guessing

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Talking to people

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Watching things happen

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Looking at things

Question 34

Why do we put information into tables and charts?

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To make it easier to read and understand

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To make it harder to understand

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To hide the information

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To save space

Question 35

What's the first thing you do when collecting data?

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Decide what information you need

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Plan how you will talk to people or watch things

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Collect the information

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Check the information

Question 36

What is the difference between a description and a number?

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A description tells you what something is like, and a number tells you how much there is.

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A number tells you what something is like, and a description tells you how much there is.

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Descriptions are more accurate than numbers.

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Numbers are more accurate than descriptions.

Question 37

What is the purpose of a data interpretation key?

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To explain the symbols and colors used in a chart or graph

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To provide extra information about the data

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To make the data more visually appealing

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To compare and contrast different sets of data

Question 38

What is the first thing you should do when collecting data?

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Decide why you need the data

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Choose how you will collect the data

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Collect the data

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Organize the data

Question 39

What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

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Quantitative data is in numbers, while qualitative data is not

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Qualitative data is in numbers, while quantitative data is not

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Qualitative data is based on opinions, while quantitative data is based on facts

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Quantitative data is based on opinions, while qualitative data is based on facts

Question 40

Which of these is NOT a reliable method for collecting data?

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Guessing

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Interviews

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Surveys

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Observations

Question 41

What's the purpose of arranging data in tables or charts?

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To make it easier to understand and analyze data

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To store data forever

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To share data with others

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To delete data

Question 42

Which type of table is meant for organizing data?

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Frequency table

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Multiplication table

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Timetable

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Calendar

Question 43

What's the first thing you should do when observing data?

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Decide why you're observing and what you want to find out

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Gather your tools

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Make a guess

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Write down what you see

Question 44

When doing a survey, how can you make sure the answers are accurate?

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Use clear and specific questions

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Get as many people as possible to do the survey

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Give people rewards for answering

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Change the questions during the survey

Question 45

Which of these is NOT a benefit of organizing data?

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Makes data harder to understand

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Saves time

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Helps make decisions

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Helps find patterns

Question 46

Which of these is an example of a qualitative observation?

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The sky is blue

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The car is traveling at 60mph

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The temperature is 20 degrees

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There are 10 people in the room

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a way to gather information?

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Guessing

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Interviews

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Surveys

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Observations

Question 48

Why do we organize information?

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To make it easier to understand and learn from.

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To make it look more professional

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To waste time

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To hide important information

Question 49

What is a survey?

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A set of questions asked to gather opinions or information from a group of people.

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A type of chart used to show data.

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A method of watching people or things carefully.

Question 50

How is a table different from a chart?

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A table shows information in rows and columns, while a chart uses pictures or lines to show the information.

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A table is used for opinions, and a chart is used for numbers.

Question 51

Which of these is a description, not a measurement?

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The sky is blue

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The tree is 5 meters tall

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The car is traveling at 60 miles per hour

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The temperature is 25 degrees Celsius

Question 52

What does a pie chart show us?

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The different parts of a whole, like how much of each type of fruit is in a basket.

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The connection between two things, like how the amount of rain affects the height of plants.

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How something changes over time, like how many people visited a park each month.

Question 53

Which of these is NOT a benefit of using computers to collect and organize information?

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It makes it harder to understand the information.

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It makes it easier to share the information.

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It saves us time.

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It helps us be more accurate.

Question 54

What's the very first step when collecting information?

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Deciding what question you want to answer.

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Looking for patterns in the information.

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Organizing the information.

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Gathering the information.

Question 55

What's an important rule to follow when gathering information from people?

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Always ask their permission first.

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Collect information without them knowing.

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Use the information for something different than what you said you would.

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Only use information that's already public.