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Try It Out -- Chapter 3, Lesson 2: Avoiding Bias in Data Collection



Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
 
 
Greenhaven Public School has had many complaints about food in the cafeteria. A teacher and three Grade 7 students are asked to gather data to determine what type of food should be served.

Shelley suggests they look through food magazines to see what food is trendy. Gail suggests they obtain a list of the food other cafeterias serve. Peter suggests they survey all the Grade 7 and 8 students to find out what food they would like to eat. Their teacher suggests they do a census and survey all the students and teachers in the school.
 

 1. 

Which idea involves collecting primary data?
A.
a survey of Grade 7 and 8 students
B.
magazines
C.
food list from another cafeteria
 

 2. 

Which idea involves collecting secondary data?
A.
a survey of Grade 7 and 8 students
B.
food list from another cafeteria
C.
a census
 

 3. 

Which suggestion is most likely to provide unbiased results?
A.
a survey of Grade 7 and 8 students
B.
magazines
C.
food list from another cafeterias
D.
a census
 

 4. 

Which suggestion is most likely to provide biased results?
A.
a survey of Grade 7 and 8 students
B.
a census
 

Matching
 
 
Indicate whether each source is an example of primary data or secondary data by selecting A or B.

A.
primary data
B.
secondary data
 

 5. 

information on a Web site
 

 6. 

asking questions in a chat room
 

 7. 

telephone survey
 

 8. 

library books
 

 9. 

collecting statistics at a baseball game
 



 
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