Data Collection and Organisation: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Year 3 Computing

Question 1

When we put our information into different groups, what are we doing?

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Organising the data

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Analysing the data

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Presenting the data

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Collecting the data

Question 2

What's the best way to find out how many pets each person in your class has?

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Ask everyone in a survey

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Check people's backpacks

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Look at people's social media

Question 3

What's the best way to put data together in groups that are alike?

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Sorting

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Getting rid of some

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Changing it

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Adding more

Question 4

What does 'bias' mean when we're gathering information?

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When we collect information unfairly

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When we show information in a way that's not true

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When the information isn't right

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When the information isn't important

Question 5

Which of these is something we can't measure?

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The colour people like the most

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The number of children in a class

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The heat on a sunny day

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How fast a car is going

Question 6

What do we use a data table for?

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Keeping and sorting information

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Working out what the info means

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Showing the info

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Getting rid of the info

Question 7

What can we use to gather information from a website?

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Web catchers

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Questions

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Spreadsheets

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Interviews

Question 8

What's the difference between 'mean' and 'middle'?

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'Mean' is the average, 'middle' is the number in the centre

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'Mean' is the number in the centre, 'middle' is the average

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They're the same

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'Mean' is the biggest number, 'middle' is the smallest

Question 9

Why do we organize data?

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To make it easier to find and understand

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To make it look nice

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To hide it from others

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a way to show data?

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Telling a story

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Bar charts

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Pie charts

Question 11

What is the best way to organize data from a survey?

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By question

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Alphabetical order

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Number order

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a good thing about a data set?

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It is unorganized

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It is complete

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It is correct

Question 13

What is the difference between what we call qualitative and quantitative data?

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Qualitative data is not numbers, while quantitative data is numbers

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Qualitative data is numbers, while quantitative data is not numbers

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They are the same kind of data

Question 14

Which of these is a data validation rule?

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Making sure a field is not empty

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Finding the average of a data set

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Sorting data in order from lowest to highest

Question 15

How can we gather information?

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Ask people questions

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Observe people's actions

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Examine business documents

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Guess what will happen

Question 16

Which of these could you use to collect data about your favourite animals?

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Survey

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Book

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TV show

Question 17

What is a tally chart helpful for?

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Counting and organising data

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Grouping data

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Drawing pictures

Question 18

What type of chart is perfect for showing the favourite fruits of a group of children?

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Venn diagram

Question 19

What is the purpose of a survey?

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To gather information by asking questions

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To organise and count data

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To show data in a visual way

Question 20

What does it mean to study data?

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To look at it and try to spot patterns

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To collect and count it

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To present it in graphs and charts

Question 21

What is a characteristic or feature called?

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Variable

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Data

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Pattern

Question 22

Which of these is a type of number data?

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Age

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Colour

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Shape

Question 23

Why do we organise data?

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To make it easier to read and understand

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To change its meaning

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To remove duplicate data

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To make it harder to access

Question 24

What is a fact or measurement?

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A piece of data

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A type of chart

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A computer program

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A unit of measurement

Question 25

What does this table show?

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A list of students and their favourite colours

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A list of students

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A list of favourite colours

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A list of favourite colours and students

Question 26

What's the difference between facts and opinions?

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Facts are proven, while opinions are not

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Facts are numbers, while opinions are words

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They are the same

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Facts are about the past, while opinions are about the present

Question 27

What's the difference between information we get first-hand and information we get second-hand?

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First-hand information is direct, while second-hand information is indirect

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Second-hand information is direct, while first-hand information is indirect

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They are the same

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First-hand information is about the present, while second-hand information is about the past

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a reliable way to collect information?

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Making a guess

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Asking people questions (surveys)

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Talking to people (interviews)

Question 29

How do you NOT gather information?

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Making a guess

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Talking to people

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Looking at things

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Asking questions

Question 30

Why do we organise information?

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To make it easier to understand

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To make it look pretty

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To make it harder to find

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To impress your teacher

Question 31

Why do we put data in order?

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To make it easier to read

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To make it look nice

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To save room

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To show off

Question 32

What's the difference between 'describing' and 'counting' data?

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Counting data is in numbers, while describing data is not

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Describing data is in numbers, while counting data is not

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They are the same

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They are both types of data

Question 33

Which of these is a good way to share data?

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Clearly and simply

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With lots of colours and pictures

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Using hard words

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As quickly as you can

Question 34

What is a 'category' in data collection?

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Something we are looking at

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A tool for gathering data

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A way of arranging data

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A kind of graph

Question 35

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

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Figure out what we want to know

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Collect the data

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Analyse the data

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Share the data

Question 36

Which type of picture shows changes over time?

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Line picture

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Bar picture

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Circle picture

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Tree picture

Question 37

What is the purpose of a title on a picture?

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To tell what the picture is about

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To make the picture look nice

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To hide the picture

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To give credit to the person who made the picture

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a type of information?

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Feelings

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Numbers

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Words

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Pictures

Question 39

What is the difference between numbers and words?

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Numbers show amounts, while words show ideas.

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Words show amounts, while numbers show ideas.

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There is no difference between numbers and words.

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Numbers are for math, while words are for reading.

Question 40

What is the difference between a thing that can change and a thing that stays the same?

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A thing that can change is a variable, while a thing that stays the same is a constant.

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A thing that stays the same is a variable, while a thing that can change is a constant.

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There is no difference between a variable and a constant.

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A variable is a letter, while a constant is a number.

Question 41

What is a pie chart used for?

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Showing how different parts make a whole

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Showing changes over time

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Comparing different sets of data

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Showing the relationship between two things

Question 42

Should we always use the hardest way to present data?

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No

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Yes

Question 43

What is a variable?

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Something that can change

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Something that stays the same

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A way of measuring

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A type of chart

Question 44

What is the difference between numerical and categorical variables?

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Numerical variables represent numbers while categorical variables represent categories.

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Numerical variables can be counted while categorical variables cannot.

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Categorical variables can be ordered while numerical variables cannot.

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There is no difference between numerical and categorical variables.

Question 45

Which of these is an example of a categorical variable?

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Gender

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Height

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Temperature

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Time

Question 46

Which of these is an example of a numerical variable?

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Age

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Colour

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Shape

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Location

Question 47

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

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Making sure it's correct

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Collecting lots of data

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Making sure it's useful

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Collecting it on time

Question 48

What's the difference between data and information?

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Data is raw, while information has been processed

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Information is raw, while data has been processed

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Data is about numbers, while information is about words

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Information is about numbers, while data is about words

Question 49

What's the best way to use data to make good choices?

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Look at the data and find patterns

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Guess what the data means

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Ask someone else what the data means

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Ignore the data and go with your gut feeling

Question 50

Which of these is NOT a way to gather information?

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Guesswork

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Surveys

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Interviews

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Observations

Question 51

When organising data, what should we do first?

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Sort the data into groups

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Draw a graph

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Write a summary

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Remove any repeated information

Question 52

Which kind of graph shows information that changes over time?

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Line graph

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Bar graph

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Pie chart

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Scatterplot

Question 53

Why do we use tables to store data?

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To keep data organised

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To make graphs

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To summarise data

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To predict future trends

Question 54

Which category best fits the information 'preferred colour'?

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Groups

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Numbers

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Words

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Measurements

Question 55

When choosing a graph type, what shouldn't be considered?

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The colour scheme

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The type of data

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The purpose of the graph

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The audience

Question 56

Which of the following is not a method for gathering information?

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Guessing

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Surveys

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Interviews

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Experiments

Question 57

What is the first step to sorting out information?

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Putting it into groups

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Counting how many there are

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Making a picture

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Throwing away any that are the same

Question 58

Which type of picture 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 59

What is a table used for when we have information?

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To show it in rows and columns

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To draw pictures

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To store it on a computer

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To send it in an email

Question 60

Where can we find information that we can trust?

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A science magazine

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Wikipedia

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A social media post

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A rumor

Question 61

Why is it important to show information exactly as it is?

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So that people won't be tricked

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To make it look more fun

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To impress the teacher

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To save time

Question 62

What do we do first when we do a science experiment?

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Think about what we want to find out

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Gather information

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See what happens

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Share our findings

Question 63

Why is it important to ask people if it's okay to collect information about them?

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Because it's their information and they have a right to privacy

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Because it's against the law to collect data without permission

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Because it's rude to collect data without permission

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Because it's not necessary to ask permission

Question 64

Why is it important to organize data?

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To make it easier to understand

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To make it more accurate

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To make it more reliable

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To make it more valid