First Hand vs Second Hand Data

What is first hand data?

• Data from the internet

• Data we have collected ourselves

• Data from a textbook

• Data from people in your community

What is second hand data?

• Data we have collected ourselves

• A survey of people in the community

• A graph online

• Data someone else has collected

You survey your family and record everyone's favourite food. What type of data is this?

• First Hand

• Second Hand

You look on the weather network website to collect the high and low temperature forecasts for the week. What type of data is this?

• First Hand

• Second Hand

You use the stats Canada website to find out the average height of Canadians. What type of data is this?

• First Hand

• Second Hand

Your teacher surveys the class to decide what game to play in gym. What type of data is this?

• First Hand

• Second Hand

You survey students in your school to decide what to bring in for the bake sale. What type of data is this?

• First hand

• Second hand

Each of your classmates measures their own height, and you use the information to make a graph as a class. What type of data is this?

• First hand

• Second hand

You research famous hurricanes to make a chart that shows the most dangerous ones. What type of data is this?

• First hand

• Second hand

You use your social studies textbook to create a timeline of historical events. What type of data is this?

• First hand

• Second hand