Solutions to Data Collection – Test A Fundamentals Challenge  Expert

1. a) Take an (alphabetical) register of the students in the school as a sampling frame. A1

Assign the numbers from 1 to 500 to the students. A1
Using a random number generator (calculator or table of random numbers) or a lottery method, randomly select 50
different numbers between 1 and 500. A1
Take the students corresponding to these numbers for the sample. A1
b) Take an (alphabetical) register of the students in the school as a sampling frame and assign the numbers
from 1 to 500 to the students. A1
500 ÷ 50 = 10 M1
Randomly select a number between 1 and 10. Take this number and every 10 th number after it. A1
Take the students corresponding to these numbers for the survey. A1
c) Simple random sample A1
Free of potential bias A1
Each student has an equal chance of being selected A1 [11 Marks]
Technique: To find the mean, add
2. Replace tr with 0 mm M1 up all of the data and divide by
the number of data points.
0 + 12 + 0.2 + 9.4 + 6.6 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2.2 + 17.8 = 49.2 M1
49.2 14 = 3.514285... = 3.51 (3 s.f.) Technique: The range is the
Mean is 3.51 mm (3 s.f.) A1 difference between the largest
17.8 − 0 = 17.8 M1 and smallest values.
Range is 17.8 mm A1 [5 Marks]

3. a) Systematic sample A1
Dates are all five days apart A1
b) Dates are spread out in June and July so will probably be more representative of the population than an opportunity
sample, where only the first days in June would be used. A1 [3 Marks]

4. a) The customers A1
b) An (alphabetical) list/register of all customers registered at the vet A1
c) Quantitative A1
The data is numerical (the number of pets the customers own) A1
d) Discrete A1
Number of pets must be a whole number A1 [6 Marks]

TOTAL 25 MARKS

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