What is Data Management?

How do we use Data Management in

everyday life ?

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Census
Sample
Primary data
Secondary data
Bias
Tally
Frequency
Frequency Table

Census
The gathering of data from an entire
population. A census includes everyone in the
population not just a sample.
Eg.
School/education
Jobs/employment
Population size

Sample
To get data from part of a group and use it to
give information about the whole group.
Census = whole group/population
Sample = part of the group
Population
Grade 1

Sample

Grade 2
Grade 4
Grade 3

Grade 5
Grade 6

Primary Data
Information that is collected directly by you.
You asked the question and collected the
information.

Secondary Data
Information that is collected by someone else.
Some else asked the questions and collected
the data
You then use their data.

Bias
Asking certain questions or excluding
information because it is not the information
the collector of the data is looking for.
Example (Only asking the basketball team
what the 500 dollar equipment budget should
be spent on)

Tally
Using marks to record counting

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Frequency
The number of times a particular item appears
in a set of data.

How do we use all terms in everyday

life?
Which terms do we use everyday?

Brainstorm ideas with your group how you use

each term in your everyday life?

Sample

Tally

Data Management