Favourite sports

Favourite sports

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This task is about finding a sample that represents the population.

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Simone
Simone wanted to find out the favourite sports of New Zealand school students. She surveyed the students in her Year 10 class at Fairview Girls' High School on their favourite sports. Give five reasons why the results of her survey may not be representative of all students at school in New Zealand.
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical literacy
Keywords: 
bias, surveys
Description of task: 
Students are required to give reasons why the samples used to survey New Zealand school students on their favourite sports, may not be representative of the population.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Interpreting statistical and chance situations, set 5
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Y10 (11/2002)

5 marks(1 mark for each correct characteristic)

 Discussion highlighting characteristics of Sarah's sample that may not be representative. For example:

  • age/year level
  • primary/secondary
  • 'non-school' students
  • class
  • gender
  • socio-economics
  • ethnicity
  • urban-rural
  • private/state school
  • other geographical features
  • insufficient sample size

5 correct - very difficult

4 correct - difficult

3 correct - easy

2 correct - easy

1 correct - very easy