Mathematics 9

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DATA ANALYSIS QUESTION SET

This Question Set is worth 15 marks. The value of each question is stated in the left margin.
(2 marks)

1. Explain how influencing factors affect data collection and participant responses.
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2. A survey found that Canadian households spent over $5 billion on footwear in the
previous year. Isaac decides to ask his classmates the following question:

How much did your family spend on footwear last year?

Explain whether his question has any influencing factors.

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3. a. Identify any influencing factors in the following survey question.

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b. Rewrite the question without any influencing factors.

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4. For each influencing factor given, write a question that contains that factor. Then
rewrite the question to remove the influencing factor.
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a. bias
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b. use of language
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c. ethics
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d. privacy
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