Multiple Choice
Choose the
correct answer.
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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.
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Which
idea involves collecting primary data? A. | a survey of Grade 7 and 8 students | B. | magazines | C. | food list from another cafeteria | | |
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Which
idea involves collecting secondary data? A. | a survey of Grade 7 and 8 students | B. | food list from
another cafeteria | C. | a census | | |
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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 | | |
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Which
suggestion is most likely to provide biased results? A. | a survey of
Grade 7 and 8 students | B. | a census | | |
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Matching
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Indicate whether each source is an example of primary data or secondary data by
selecting A or B.
A. | primary data | B. | secondary
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5.
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information on a Web site
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6.
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asking questions in a chat room
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7.
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telephone survey
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8.
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library books
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9.
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collecting statistics at a baseball game
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