CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 9: END OF UNIT 6 TEST ANSWERS

Stage 9 End of unit 6

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Answers
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1 a Gender and estimates of masses of a range of items for each person. [2]
b It will enable you to look at ability to estimate heavy and light objects and relate
this to gender. [2]
c Give each person several objects to estimate the mass. Record gender and results
in a table or in a spreadsheet so that they can be processed. [2]
(1 mark for a partial answer in each section)

2 a People might not know their height and just guess. People might be embarrassed and
give an incorrect answer. [1]
b People might be wearing shoes with heels, in which case the height recorded will
be too large. [1]
c You might not make accurate or consistent guesses. [1]

3 Method 1: Yes, because longer words are usually harder to read than shorter words.
There could be bias if some articles are on a familiar subject and other articles are not.

Method 2: Yes, because longer articles require more concentration. There could be bias if
different readers are used because there is a difference between reading speed that is not
connected to ability to understand. [4]
(1 mark for a partial answer in each section)

4 a Women stay longer in the supermarket than men.

Younger people spend more than older people. [2]
b Collect data on different days and at different times of day.
Include specific numbers of men and women.
Choose a range of ages of customers. [3]

5 Not all customers will reply.

Customers might be more likely to reply if they are dissatisfied. [2]

[Total: 20 marks]

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