Paper 3 data Flashcards

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Why do we sample data?

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To save time, energy, money, labour/ man power, equipment, access to suitable sites to ensure every single item or site within the parent population or whole sampling frame.

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What are the three types of sampling techniques?

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Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Stratified Sampling

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What is Random Sampling?

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Selecting a data collection site at random

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Give an advantage of Random Sampling:

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Every person/ site has equal chance of being included = representative

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Give a disadvantage of Random Sampling:

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Can cause bias because you can be drawn to certain groups which affects reliability of results

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What is Systematic Sampling?

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Collecting data in an ordered or regular way

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Give an advantage of systematic sampling:

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Allows a good coverage of the study area.
More straightforward

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Give a disadvantage of systematic sampling:

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Can miss certain groups/ sites altogether due to every nth person/ metres which could skew results

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What is Stratified Sampling?

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Dividing sampling into groups

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Give an advantage of stratified sampling:

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Selects groups which means data is more representative of the whole population

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Give a disadvantage of stratified sampling:

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Need to access background information to avoid over/ under representation of groups

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Give an example of random sampling:

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Random person to interview
Random site on a river

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Give an example of systematic sampling:

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Stopping every 10th person
Taking measurements every 20 metres along a river

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Give an example of stratified sampling:

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Samples from each course of a river
5 people from each age/ socioeconomic group

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Give an advantage of a choropleth map:

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Easy to construct
Shows a visual impact for the data

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Give a disadvantage of a choropleth map:

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Colourblind people
As maps are based on areas, it suggests that conditions are constant within the area - no variation - they suggest a sharp contrast at the boundary
Hard to distinguish between similar shades of colour

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Give an advantage of a flow map:

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Useful way to compare movements between places
Very visual method

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Give a disadvantage of a flow map:

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You do not want the lines to cluster up the map
Need to be able to see the differences between the data

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Give an advantage of percentage bar graphs (compound bar graphs):

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Useful way to compare things
Very visual method of presenting data
Useful when you have a lot of data

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Give a disadvantage of percentage bar graphs (compound bar graphs):

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Need to take care when taking readings of the graph
Can be tempting to compare too many things

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Give an advantage of an isoline map:

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Useful to join places of equal values or amounts
Very visual method of presenting data

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Give a disadvantage of an isoline map:

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Can be difficult to draw
Can be difficult to understand

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Give an advantage of a line graph:

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Useful to show how things change over time
Easy to read and to identify patterns

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Give a disadvantage of a line graph:

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Need to think carefully about the scale, can become distorted
Unsuitable if there are only a few data points

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Give an advantage of a pie graph/ pie chart:
Can show a lot of data on one graph They are easy to understand Useful to show how things are divided up
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Give a disadvantage of a pie graph/ pie chart:
They do not easily show exact values Small figures are sometimes not clear
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Give an advantage of a scatter graph:
Useful when you want to show a relationship between two sets of data Clearly shows data correlation
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Give a disadvantage of a scatter graph:
With lots of data can be difficult to label data points Too much data can make it unreadable
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**Data Analysis** Radar/ rose graph - Bar Graph - Choropleth Map - %/ compound bar graph - Isoline Map -
Built environment survey Questionnaire/ house prices Land use Land use Traffic Count
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**Data Analysis** Flow Map - Proportional Circle - Fieldsketch - GIS (DigitMaps or Google Maps) -
Pedestrian count Noise pollution Shop in Castle Street Risk Assessment
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