Forming and testing a hypothesis
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn how to write a suitable hypothesis, and the difference between primary and secondary data sources.
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3 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is the first stage in the data handling cycle?
Collect data
Interpret and discuss results
Process and represent the data
Q2.
Which of the following is qualitative data?
Height
Shoe size
Weight
Q3.
A student asks her classmates how many brothers and sisters they have. What best describes the type of data she collects?
Continuous, quantitative data
Qualitative data
4 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is the correct definition of a hypothesis?
A conclusion to an experiment based on data analysis
A question that a researcher wants to answer
The decision to use primary or secondary data collection
Q2.
Which of these is a valid hypothesis?
Do people prefer cats or dogs?
Dogs are better than cats
People prefer cats to dogs, don't they?
Q3.
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary data source?
A phone interview
A scientific experiment
An online questionnaire
Q4.
Which of these is a potential disadvantage of collecting primary data?
It may be out of date
It may not be specific to your needs
You don't have control over it