Data Vocabulary Flashcards
Biased Question
A biased question has an emphasis on characteristics that are not typical of the entire population.
Unbiased Question
An unbiased question has an emphasis on characteristics that are typical of the entire population
Survey
A way of collecting data from a population.
Sample
A representative portion of a population.
Census
When you ask a whole population.
Primary Data
Data collected by oneself; first-hand
Secondary Data
Data not collected by oneself but by others; data found from the library or the internet.
Tally chart
A chart to collect data with tallys
Frequency Table
The number of times a particular number occurs in a set of data.
Question.
Data collected by a conducting a survey or an experiment is…
Primary Data
Question.
Data you find in the library or using the internet is…
Secondary data
Question
When you conduct a survey, the question you ask must be…
Unbiased.
Question
A biased question leads a person towards…
a particular answer.
