Surveys & Digital Tools
Good Survey Questions (Set A)
Circle the BEST survey question for finding useful data.
To find favourite sports:
To find how students get to school:
To find favourite fruits:
Good Survey Questions (Set B)
Circle the best question.
To find bedtime:
To find reading habits:
To find pet preferences:
Biased or Fair Question?
Circle whether each question is FAIR or BIASED.
What is your favourite colour?
Don't you agree that blue is the best colour?
How many siblings do you have?
Swimming is the most fun sport, right?
Types of Data (Set A)
Sort each example into the correct column.
Types of Data (Set B)
Sort each example.
Record Survey Results (Set A)
These are results of a survey about favourite subjects. Complete the tally chart.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Maths | ||
English | ||
Science | ||
Art |
Record Survey Results (Set B)
Complete the tally chart.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Dog | ||
Cat | ||
Fish | ||
Bird |
Choose the Right Display (Set A)
What is the best way to display these survey results?
Favourite colours (5 choices, 30 students)
How many minutes students read each day
Types of pets owned by the class
Choose the Right Display (Set B)
Circle the best display.
Favourite ice-cream flavours (100 people)
Temperature each day for a month
How 24 hours are spent in a day
Good Survey Questions (Set C)
Circle the best survey question.
To find favourite season:
To find screen time:
To find favourite music:
Good Survey Questions (Set D)
Circle the best question.
To find travel preferences:
To find breakfast habits:
To find favourite animals:
To find after-school activities:
Biased or Fair Question? (Set B)
Circle FAIR or BIASED.
How do you usually travel to school?
Everyone loves pizza, what is your favourite topping?
What is your favourite subject at school?
Don't you think maths homework is too hard?
Biased or Fair Question? (Set C)
Circle FAIR or BIASED.
How many hours do you sleep each night?
Wouldn't you agree that reading is boring?
What is your favourite type of book?
You like chocolate more than fruit, right?
Types of Data (Set C)
Sort each example.
Types of Data (Set D)
Sort into the correct column.
Record Survey Results (Set C)
Complete the tally chart for favourite drinks.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Water | ||
Juice | ||
Milk | ||
Smoothie |
Record Survey Results (Set D)
Complete the tally chart for favourite sports.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Soccer | ||
Swimming | ||
Cricket | ||
Netball | ||
Tennis |
Survey Results Graph (Set A)
Use the picture graph to answer the questions.
| Walk | |
| Car | |
| Bus | |
| Bike |
How many students were surveyed?
What is the most common way to get to school?
How many more students travel by car than by bus?
What fraction of students walk to school?
Survey Results Graph (Set B)
Use the picture graph to answer.
| Maths | |
| Art | |
| PE | |
| Music |
How many students chose maths or PE?
What is the least popular subject?
How many students were surveyed altogether?
Which two subjects have the closest totals?
Choose the Right Display (Set C)
Choose the best display for each situation.
Comparing heights of students in a class
Showing how 30 students spend their pocket money across 4 categories
Recording favourite animals of 25 students
Showing temperature changes over a week
Choose the Right Display (Set D)
Circle the best display.
Comparing survey results from two classes
Showing the number of books each student read
Displaying how students travel to school (percentages)
Match Data to Display Type
Draw a line from each data set to the best display.
Match Survey Step to Description
Draw a line from each survey step to what it means.
Reading a Data Display
Survey: How many books did you read last month? Results: 0 books = 2, 1 book = 5, 2 books = 8, 3 books = 6, 4+ books = 4.
How many students were surveyed?
What was the most common answer?
How many students read 2 or more books?
Write one sentence summarising these results.
Reading a Data Display (Set B)
Survey: How do you get to school? Walk = 6, Car = 11, Bus = 4, Bike = 3, Scooter = 1.
How many students were surveyed?
What was the least popular transport?
How many students used active transport (walk, bike, scooter)?
Write one conclusion from this data.
Sample Size
Circle the best answer about sample size.
To find the most popular fruit in your school, you should ask:
A survey of 100 people is usually:
If you only survey your friends, the results might be:
Plan Your Own Survey (Set A)
Design a survey. Plan it step by step.
What question do you want to investigate?
Write your survey question (clear and fair):
Who will you ask? How many people?
How will you record the data?
How will you display the results?
Plan Your Own Survey (Set B)
Design a different survey.
Topic:
Survey question:
Categories or answer options:
Best way to display results and why:
Plan Your Own Survey (Set C)
Design another survey on a topic of your choice.
Research question:
Survey question (fair and unbiased):
How many people will you survey? Why that number?
Draw the display you would use for the results:
Analyse Survey Results (Set A)
Use these results to answer questions.
Survey: Favourite lunch. Sandwich = 12, Pasta = 8, Sushi = 5, Wrap = 5. What is the most popular?
How many students were surveyed?
If 5 more students were asked and they all chose pasta, what would be the new total for pasta?
Would sandwiches still be the most popular? Explain.
Analyse Survey Results (Set B)
Use these results to answer.
Survey: Favourite season. Summer = 10, Autumn = 5, Winter = 3, Spring = 7. Which season was most popular?
How many students were surveyed?
What fraction chose summer?
If you surveyed 50 more people, would you expect the same order? Why or why not?
Improve These Survey Questions (Set A)
Rewrite each question to make it better.
Bad question: 'Do you like good food?' Better question:
Bad question: 'Cats are the best, aren't they?' Better question:
Bad question: 'How old are you approximately?' Better question:
Improve These Survey Questions (Set B)
Rewrite each biased question to make it fair.
Bad question: 'You love summer, right?' Better question:
Bad question: 'Homework is terrible, don't you agree?' Better question:
Bad question: 'Do you like the amazingly beautiful beach?' Better question:
Digital Tools for Data (Set A)
Circle the best answer.
Which digital tool can create a graph from data?
Online survey tools help you:
A spreadsheet can automatically:
Digital Tools for Data (Set B)
Circle the correct answer.
Which tool is best for making a pie chart?
A benefit of using digital tools for surveys is:
When collecting data online, you should:
Compare Two Surveys
Two classes surveyed students about favourite fruit.
Class A (25 students): Apple = 10, Banana = 8, Mango = 7. Class B (20 students): Apple = 5, Banana = 9, Mango = 6. Which fruit was most popular in each class?
Can you compare the raw numbers directly? Why or why not?
Which class had a higher proportion of banana lovers? Show your working.
Survey Conclusions
Write a conclusion for each set of survey data.
Screen time: 0-1 hour = 4, 1-2 hours = 12, 2-3 hours = 7, 3+ hours = 2. Write a conclusion.
Favourite hobby: Sport = 11, Gaming = 8, Reading = 5, Art = 6. Write a conclusion.
From Question to Conclusion
Complete a full statistical investigation.
Investigation question:
Make up data for 20 responses:
Draw a graph to display your data:
What conclusion can you draw from your data?
Challenge: Evaluate a Survey
Think critically about surveys.
A survey of 5 people found that 80% like chocolate. Is this reliable? Why or why not?
Why is it important to survey enough people?
Give an example of when a survey question could lead to biased results.
Home Activity: Run a Survey
Conduct a real survey at home!
- 1Survey your family and neighbours about a topic you choose. Record data in a tally chart.
- 2Use the data to create a graph. What did you discover?
- 3Try using a digital tool (like a spreadsheet) to make a graph of your results.
- 4Write 3 questions your data can answer. Ask a family member to answer them using your graph.
Writing Survey Questions
Write effective survey questions.
Write a question to find out students' favourite subject at school:
Write a question to find out how students travel to school:
A bad survey question is: 'Don't you agree that maths is important?' Why is this biased?
Random or Biased Sampling?
Decide whether each sampling method is random or biased.
To find the favourite sport in the school, you ask only the sports team. Is this biased? Why?
You put all students' names in a hat and draw 20. Is this random or biased?
You ask every 5th student on the roll. Is this random or biased?
Sort Survey Questions: Bias or No Bias?
Sort each question into the correct column.
Using Digital Tools for Data
Answer questions about using spreadsheets and digital tools.
What is one advantage of using a digital spreadsheet to record survey data?
A spreadsheet can automatically calculate the mean. Why is this useful?
What types of graphs can a spreadsheet create automatically?
Interpreting Survey Results
A class surveyed 30 students about their favourite school lunch.
Results: Sandwich 12, Salad 6, Hot food 9, Other 3. What fraction chose sandwich?
What percentage chose salad? (Percentage = count/total × 100)
Write two conclusions from the survey data.
Survey: How Do You Get to School?
20 students answered. Read the tally and answer questions.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Walk | ||
Car | ||
Bus | ||
Bike |
Primary and Secondary Data
Understand the difference between types of data.
What is primary data? Give an example.
What is secondary data? Give an example.
Which type of data would you use to find out your classmates' favourite food? Why?
Data Ethics
Think carefully about data collection and privacy.
Why is it important to ask people's permission before recording data about them?
What information should NOT be collected in a school survey? Give two examples.
If you collect data about people's health, how should you store it safely?
Library Books Borrowed This Term
Each book icon = 5 books borrowed. Read and answer.
| Maths | |
| Science | |
| Fiction | |
| History | |
| Art |
How many fiction books were borrowed?
How many more fiction books than maths books?
What was the total number of books borrowed?
Which category was most popular? Least popular?
Creating a Complete Survey Report
Plan and conduct a mini survey report.
Survey topic: ___. My question: ___
I asked ___ people. Results: ___, ___, ___, ___
Display type chosen: ___. Scale (if pictograph): ___
My main conclusion: ___
Challenge: Analysing Real Data
Use real-world data to answer these questions.
The average January temperatures in five Australian cities are: Sydney 26°C, Melbourne 25°C, Brisbane 29°C, Perth 31°C, Adelaide 29°C. Find the mean temperature across these cities.
Which city is the outlier? Does removing it change the mean significantly?
What questions could you investigate using this temperature data?