Using and Manipulating Data

Which of these is a disadvantage of Questionnaires?

• It can cost a lot to gather the responses required

• Questionnaires take a long time to gather information

• It can be difficult to get in-depth answers as most questions are closed

• The data produced is qualitative, and more difficult to analyse

Focus groups are good because...

• Respondents can build on each others answers

• You can get responses from a wider group of people rather than with an interview

• They can be completed anonymously

• They are very quick to gather information

Which of these is not an advantage of interviews

• Greater honesty in responses can be gained

• Detailed responses can be followed up with questions

• Greater clarity can be provided to ensure questions are understood

• You can gather a lot of information from a wide range of people

Answer explanation

Interviews take a long time to gather information from a wide range of people. This means it isn’t cost effective where many responses are required.​

When does data become information?

• When it is sent to someone else

• When a human types it in

• When the computer stores it

• When it has a context

What is secondary data?

• Data that is from outside an organisation

• Data that is from within an organisation

Verification is

• Checking that data is reasonable

• Checking the data is typed in by a human

• Checking that the is accurate

• Checking that the computer understands the data

Which of these is an invalid date entry?

• 29/02/2022

• 01/01/2001

• 25/05/1999

• 05/10/1997

How could you make an interface more accessible?

• Getting a bigger screen

• Making font bigger

• Send an email with a link

• Provide audio responses

Which of these is not an accessibility feature?

• Increase font size

• Change background colour

• Text to speech

• Easy to find navigation

Which of these is not true?

• Our data collection and processing system will need to be compatible with other systems so that data can be imported from one to the other.

• Users will want to be able to perform their data collection and processing tasks quickly to ensure they can complete their work efficiently. 

• A user interface should be many different colours so it is as appealing as possible

• A user interface that is intuitive is one that can be understood and used without significant training.