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Types of Data - Worksheet

Skill
Group A - Primary and secondary data
For each of the following, state if the data being collected is primary or secondary:

1) A student interviewing 2) A website containing 3) A list of plumbers in a local

people over the telephone. historical data. newspaper.

5) A scientist conducting an 6) Images of animals taken by

4) A telephone directory.
experiment. a motion detecting camera.

7) A pupil conducting a class 8) An international weather 9) A fitness tracking app on a

survey. report. smartphone.

Group B - Quantitative and quantitative data

For each of the following, state if the data being collected is qualitative or quantitative:

1) Eye colour. 2) The birth weight of 3) The number of eggs laid by

newborn lambs. chickens.

4) The make of cars in a car 5) The names of children in a 6) The distance of the planets
park. pre-school. from the sun in the solar
system.

7) The capacity of a 8) The smartphones owned 9) The memory size of a flash

swimming pool. by a group of people. drive.

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Group C - Discrete and Continuous data

For each of the following, state if the data being collected is discrete or continuous:

1) The height of the 5 tallest 2) The distance travelled on a 3) The number of stops a train
buildings in the world. bus journey. makes during a journey.

4) The number of chips in a 5) The amount of water in a 6) The number of lines in a

portion from the canteen. bath. maths exercise book.

7) The length of a garden 8) The number of tick marks 9) The area of the school
hosepipe. on a ruler. field.

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Applied

1) (a) Fred has a list of the number of goals scored by his local football team over the
last 10 matches. What type of data has Fred got?

(b) Barney has a grouped table containing the time taken for members of his class
to complete a test. What type of data has Barney got?

2) This scatter graph shows the number of ice creams sold versus the temperature
that day.

(a) What sort of data is being plotted using the horizontal axis?

(b) What sort of data is being plotted using the vertical axis?

3) The image is a question from a UK census form:

(a) What type of data is the question in the image collecting?

(b) Given a reason for your answer.

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4) (a) Samantha is planning a research project about the temperature of the Atlantic
Ocean. Explain why it would be better for her to use secondary data rather than
primary data.

(b) Isaac wishes to learn more about his friends' hobbies. Suggest a way he could
do this and the type of data he would be collecting.

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1) The PE staff of a school were recording the times and distances

in running and throwing events at the school sports day. Which
of the following best describes the type of data collected. Tick all
relevant boxes:

Primary

Secondary

Qualitative

Continuous
(2 marks)

2) Choose the option which best describes the data shown in the pie chart.

Discrete Qualitative Secondary Continuous

(1 mark)

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3) Darren is researching the average shoe size in different parts of

the world. He finds a few websites with the data he requires.

Choose the option which describes the data he will be collecting.

Primary and discrete Secondary and qualitative

Secondary and discrete Primary and continuous

(1 mark)

4) Aleyna has recorded the different prices of a branded fizzy drink

at her local supermarkets.

Choose the option which describes the data she has collected.

Primary and discrete Secondary and qualitative

Secondary and discrete Primary and continuous

(1 mark)

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Question Answer

Skill Questions

Group A For each of the following, state if the data being collected
is primary or secondary:
1) A student interviewing people over the telephone. 1) Primary
2) A website containing historical data. 2) Secondary
3) A list of plumbers in a local newspaper. 3) Secondary
4) A telephone directory 4) Secondary
5) A scientist conducting an experiment. 5) Primary
6) Images of animals taken by a motion detecting camera. 6) Primary
7) A pupil conducting a class survey. 7) Primary
8) An international weather report. 8) Secondary
9) A fitness tracking app on a smartphone. 9) Primary

Group B For each of the following, state if the data being collected
is qualitative or quantitative:
1) Eye colour. 1) Qualitative
2) The birth weight of newborn lambs. 2) Quantitative
3) The number of eggs laid by chickens. 3) Quantitative
4) The make of cars in a car park. 4) Qualitative
5) The names of children in a pre-school. 5) Qualitative
6) The distance of the planets from the sun in the solar 6) Quantitative
system.
7) The capacity of a swimming pool. 7) Quantitative
8) The smartphones owned by a group of people. 8) Qualitative
9) The memory size of a flash drive. 9) Quantitative

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Group C For each of the following, state if the data being

collected is discrete or continuous:
1) The height of the 5 tallest buildings in the world. 1) Continuous
2) The distance travelled on a bus journey. 2) Continuous
3) The number of stops a train makes during a journey. 3) Discrete
4) The number of chips in a portion from the canteen. 4) Discrete
5) The amount of water in a bath. 5) Continuous
6) The number of lines in a maths exercise book. 6) Discrete
7) The length of a garden hosepipe. 7) Continuous
8) The number of tick marks on a ruler. 8) Discrete
9) The area of the school field. 9) Continuous

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Question Answer

Applied Questions

1) a) Fred has a list of the number of goals scored a) Discrete

by his local football team over the last 10
matches. What type of data has Fred got?
b) Barney has a grouped table containing the b) Continuous
time taken for members of his class to
complete a test. What type of data has
Barney got?
2) This scatter graph shows the number of ice
creams sold versus the temperature that day.

a) What sort of data is being plotted using the a) Continuous

horizontal axis?
b) What sort of data is being plotted using the b) Discrete
vertical axis?

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3) The image is a question from a UK census

form:

a) What type of data is the question in the a) Qualitative

image collecting?
b) Given a reason for your answer. b) The data is non-numerical
4) a) Samantha is planning a research project a) She could get the data from
about the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean. another source. Collecting the
Explain why it would be better for her to use data herself would be difficult,
secondary data rather than primary data.
time consuming and expensive.

b) Isaac wishes to learn more about his friends' b) Questionnaire

hobbies. Suggest a way he could do this and Primary qualitative data.
the type of data he would be collecting.

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Types of Data - Mark Scheme

Question Answer

Exam Questions

1) The PE staff of a school were recording the times and Primary (1)
distances in running and throwing events at the school Continuous (1)
sports day. Which of the following best describes the
type of data collected. Tick all relevant boxes

Primary

Secondary

Qualitative

Continuous

2) Choose the option which best describes the data shown Qualitative (1)
in the pie chart.

Discrete Qualitative Secondary Continuous

3) Darren is researching the average shoe size in different Secondary and discrete (1)
parts of the world. He finds a few websites with the data
he requires. Choose the option which describes the data
he will be collecting.

Primary and discrete Secondary and qualitative

Secondary and discrete Primary and continuous

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4) Aleyna has recorded the different prices of a branded Primary and discrete (1)
fizzy drink at her local supermarkets. Choose the option
which describes the data she has collected.

Primary and discrete Secondary and qualitative

Secondary and discrete Primary and continuous

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