Statistics - Collecting Data

What is a population?

• A tool used to collect statistical data

• Statistics collected from an entire population

• All the people or objects on which data is collected

• A group chosen from a population

What is a census?

• A tool used to collect statistical data
• Statistics collected from an entire population
• The factual information collected from a survey or other source 
• A group chosen from a population

What is a survey?

• process of collecting statistical data from a group in a population

• Statistics collected from an entire population

• An element or feature that can vary

• A person chosen from a population

What is statistics?

• The science of collecting and analysing data

• Statistics collected from an entire population

• An element or feature that can vary

• A group chosen from a population

What is data?

• The practise of collecting and analysing data
• The factual information collected from a survey or other source 
• An element or feature that can vary
• A group chosen from a population

What is a sample?

• A tool used to collect statistical data

• Statistics collected from an entire population

• The factual information collected from a survey or other source

• A subgroup chosen from a population

A poll about favourite sports is taken from 100 students in a high school where there are 575 students. 23% of respondents said that football was their favourite sport. The "100" is the ______

• Sample Size

• Population Size

• Statistic

• Parameter

Which of these statements describes primary data?

• Information stored on the internet.

• Information that is collected directly from the source.

• Information that already exists.

Would you carry out a survey or an experiment to answer the following questions: What is the favourite colour of students in your class?

• Survey

• Experiment

Would you collect primary data or secondary data to help answer the following questions: Who is the highest earning athlete in the world right now?

• Primary data

• Secondary data