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GCSE Maths – Statistics
Sampling
Worksheet
NOTES SOLUTIONS
This worksheet will show you how to work out different types of sampling
questions. Each section contains a worked example, a question with hints
and then questions for you to work through on your own.
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Section A
Worked Example
Julie wants to find out about healthy eating in her school. She writes a
questionnaire. Identify three problems with the first question and rewrite it to
improve the responses:
“How many portions of vegetables do you eat?”
O Lots O Some O A Few
Step 1: Consider how you would answer this question. Make a note of any issues you come
across.
Step 2: Identify and describe the first problem.
The question does not give a time frame. It is not clear whether you are counting portions
eaten in an hour, day, week or year.
Step 3: Rewrite the question.
The question should say “How many portions of vegetables do you eat in a day?”
Step 4: Identify two further issues.
The given answers are not numeric so could be open to interpretation (one person’s
definition of ‘lots’ may be different to another person’s definition).
There is no option for someone who eats 0 portions of vegetables in a day.
The question should be:
“How many portions of vegetables do you eat in a day?”
O None O 1-2 O 3-4 O 5 or more
Guided Example
Anya wants to find out about the amount of exercise people in her class do. She
writes a questionnaire. The first question is:
“Do you do a lot of running?”
Identify a problem with the question and rewrite it, adding appropriate responses.
Step 1: Consider how you would answer this question. Identify any issues that you come across
and describe them.
Step 2: Rewrite the question.
Step 3: Add three or more possible responses. They should be numerical and not overlap.
Now it’s your turn!
If you get stuck, look back at the worked and guided examples.
1. For each of the questionnaires below, rewrite the question and add three appropriate
responses.
a) “How often do you go food shopping?”
b) “Do you play sports more than twice?”
c) “How many times do you go for a run?”
2. Bonnie wants to find out more about the people in her school. She writes a
questionnaire which contains the following questions:
“How much do your parents earn?”

a) Why is this question not appropriate?
O Less than £12,000
b) Is she using good response boxes?
O £12,000-£30,000
Explain your answer. O £30,000-£50,000
O More than £50,000
3. Alaina wants to know how much time people spend reading books. Design two
questions for her to use in a questionnaire. Include a table in which to display the
data.
Section B
Worked Example
The owner of a supermarket in a town wants to find out whether people in the town
bought milk from his shop in the past week. He stands at the door of his shop and
asks 100 customers who enter the shop.
78 people say they have bought milk from his shop in the past week. He concludes
that 78% of the town buy milk from his shop every week.
Identify three issues with his study and conclusion.
Step 1: Consider the population and sample.
The population of a town can be thousands of people.
1. A sample of 100 is not large enough to represent the views of the whole
town.
Step 2: Consider the sampling method.
The owner has only asked people who are coming into his store. This means that the
people he is asking are more likely to be regular customers already, and are therefore very
likely to have bought their milk from his shop in the past week.
2. His sampling method is biased.
Step 3: Consider random factors.
Some people in his sample may be visiting the shop as a one-off. Because he has only
sampled once, he cannot conclude that this trend is the same for every week.
3. His conclusion is not based on enough evidence.
Guided Example
Jennifer wants to know how often people watch films. She asks 30 people from her
film studies class, and 22 of them watch a film every day. She concludes that 73% of
people in her town watch a film every day.
Identify two issues with her study and conclusion. Suggest how she could alter her
sample to negate one of these issues.
Step 1: Consider the population size in proportion to the sample size.
Step 2: Consider the sampling method used. Is it biased?
Step 3: Suggest an alternative sampling method that will solve the issue.
Now it’s your turn!
If you get stuck, look back at the worked and guided examples.
4. The local sports club wants to build a new hockey pitch. The council needs to get the
views of local people. Counsellor Washington suggests taking a sample of the local
sports teams.
a) Explain what is wrong with this sampling method.

b) Counsellor Taylor suggests taking a random sample of 200 people instead. Describe
how the council could take a simple random sample.
5. Martin wants to open a café in his town. He needs to find out how often people visit
cafes in the town.
a) Martin’s friend suggests that they visit every café in the town and ask the customers
how often they visit cafes. Why is this not a good sampling method?
b) Instead, Martin decides to ask his friends and family whether he should open the
cafe. Explain whether this sample is biased.
6. Asim wants to find out how much exercise people do. He asks the members of his
football club to complete a questionnaire.
a) This may not be a suitable sample. Explain why.

b) Suggest a better sampling method and describe how Asim should collect this
sample.
Find the area of the shaded shapes.
Level 1 (All answers must be in exact form)
Question 1:
Question 2:
Question 3:
Question 4:
Question 5:
Level 2 (All answers must be in exact form)

Question 1:
Question 2:
Question 3:
Question 4:
Name: ____________________________________ Section: ________
Metric Conversions
Metric Conversions Worksheet I

T tera- 1 000 000 000 000 1012
move the decimal to
G giga- 1 000 000 000 109

Going up the table
M mega- 1 000 000 106

k kilo- 1 000 103 These are the metric units.
102 The letter in the first column
the left
h hecto- 100
D deka 10 101 is used as the prefix before
the unit. Some common
NO PREFIX ( UNIT) 1 100 types of units are: grams
Going down the table
move the decimal to
(g), meters (m), liters (L),

d deci 0.1 10-1 joules (J), seconds (s),
c centi- 0.01 10-2 and bytes (B).
m milli- 0.001 10-3
the right
μ micro- 0.000001 10-6

n nano- 0.000000001 10-9
When working in the metric system it is helpful to use a “metric map.” This metric map will enable
you to successfully convert your units.
Units
Liters
Tera Giga Mega Kilo Hecto Deka Meters deci centi milli micro nano
Grams
Joules
Seconds
Bytes
indicates that there is a difference of three steps/decimal places/zeros to get from one prefix to the next.
indicates that there is a difference of only one step/decimal place/zero to get from one prefix to the next.
EXAMPLES
1.0 kg = ? mg kilo and milli differ by six steps/decimal places/zeros;

kilo Æ milli is going to the right on the “map”;
1.0 kg = 1 000 000 mg therefore move the decimal six places to the right
Kilo Hecto Deka Unit deci centi milli
Grams
2.3 cm = ? m centi and no prefix (unit) differ by two

steps/decimal places/zeros; centi Æ no prefix
2.3 cm = 0.023 m (unit) is going to the left on the “map”; therefore move
the decimal two places to the left
Kilo Hecto Deka Unit deci centi milli

Meters
From To Difference Move decimal
in zeros/ left or right?
prefix unit prefix unit decimal
places/steps
km kilo meters m no prefix meters 3 right
Mg Gg
mL L
kJ mJ
μs ms
B kB
cm mm
cL μL
PROBLEMS
1. Convert the following to grams (g):
Difference Move to
Before in zeros/ After
decimal
left or
converting converting
places/steps right?
1.0 kg g
2.5 kg g
0.045 kg g
100 mg g
2400 mg g
2. Convert the following to meters (m):
Difference Move to
decimal
left or
places/steps right?
4 mm m
15.6 km m
0.005 Mm m
1,000,000 μm m
2400 mm m
3. Convert the following to kiloliters (kL):
Difference Move to
decimal
left or
places/steps right?
1600 L kL
2050 cL kL
5000 mL kL
kL
1.5 HL
0.003 µL kL
Name: ____________________________________ Section: ________
Metric Conversions
Metric Conversions Worksheet II

1. Convert the following to km:
1600.0 m = _______ 2050 cm = _______ 1.033 Mm = _______
245 565 mm = _______ 20 099 m = _______ 499 m = _______
2. Convert the following:
10.034 mJ = _______________ cJ 36.45 cL = ______________ μL
0.05 cm = ______________ mm 1024 B = ______________ kB
0.0325 kJ = ______________ cJ 1202.5 mL = ______________ L
0.42101 Gg = ______________ Mg 25.5 km = ______________ m
0.12907 cm = _____________ mm 756 900 μs = ______________ ms
5600.4 Ms = _____________ Gs 268 000 cm = ______________ km

Name: ____________________________________ Section: ________
Metric Conversions
Metric Conversions Worksheet III

Convert the following:
0.0075 Gm = _______________ km 0.00091 TL = ______________ ML
0.00046 ks = ______________ cs 244475.3 μs = ______________ hs
4096 MB = ______________ GB 210 hm = ______________ cm
0.0002 μg = ______________ mg 448.5 cg = ______________ g
0.00034 μL = ______________ cL 2103.55 s = ______________ ks
11120.33 ng = ______________ cg 0.0000012 GL = ______________ cL
Word Problems
1. The distance from your home to the airport is 0.0000075 Gm. How far is this in km?
2. There are 10 computers in the computer lab that each have 20 GB hard drives. How many bytes
(B) of disk space do we have in the computer lab in total.
3. A challenge: convert 100125368477004 ng to Teragrams.

Linear Sequences
Name : Class : Date :
Mark : /8 %
1) Find the next 2 terms [1]
-45, -43, -41, -39, -37,
2) Find a formula for the nth term of the sequence [3]
a) 13, 17, 21, 25, 29
b) 91, 85, 79, 73, 67
c) -83, -78, -73, -68, -63
3) Find the first four terms of the sequence given [2]
a) nth term = 5n + 86
b) nth term = 5n − 119
4) a) Draw the next pattern in the sequence using the empty grid. [1]
b) The table below shows the number of dots used to make each pattern. Complete the
table.
Pattern
1 2 3 4 5
number
Number of
5
dots
c) Find the nth term.
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5) a) Draw the next pattern in the sequence using the empty grid. [1]
b) The table below shows the number of dots used to make each pattern. Complete the
table.
Pattern
1 2 3 4 5
number
Number of
6
dots
c) Find the nth term.

Solutions for the assessment Linear Sequences
1) -35, -33
2) a) 4n + 9 b) 97 − 6n
c) 5n − 88
3) a) 91, 96, 101, 106 b) -114, -109, -104, -99
4) a) b) 8,11,14,17 c) 3n + 2
5) a) b) 10,14,18,22 c) 4n + 2

Name:
Exam Style Questions
Ensure you have: Pencil, pen, ruler, protractor, pair of compasses and eraser
You may use tracing paper if needed
Guidance
1. Read each question carefully before you begin answering it.

2. Donʼt spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings
Revision for this topic

1." Here are the first five terms in a number sequence.
" " 7 10 13 16 19
" (a) Find the 10th term in this number sequence.
.........................
(2)
" (b) Write an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this number sequence.
.........................
(2)
2." A number sequence has nth term 6n + 3
" (a) Write down the first four terms of this sequence.
1st term ..............., 2nd term ..............., 3rd term ..............., 4th term ...............
(3)
" (b) Sara says that 1008 is a term in this sequence.

" Explain why she is wrong.
" ................................................................................................................................
" ................................................................................................................................
" ................................................................................................................................
(1)
3." A sequence of numbers is shown below.
" " 1" 5" 9" 13" 17" ..." ...
" (a) Find an expression for the nth term of the sequence.
.........................
(2)
! (b) Explain why 95 will not be a term in this sequence.
" ................................................................................................................................
" ................................................................................................................................
(2)
4." The nth term of a number sequence is given by 5n + 2
" (a) Work out the first three terms of the number sequence.
1st term ..............., 2nd term ..............., 3rd term ...............

(2)
" Here are the first five terms of another number sequence."
" " 5" 11" 17" 23" 29
" (b) Find, in terms of n, an expression for the nth term of this sequence.
.........................
(2)
5." A sequence of numbers is shown.
" " 2" 9" 16" 23" 30" ..." ...
" (a) Find an expression for the nth term of the sequence.
.........................
(2)
" (b) Find the 100th term in the sequence.
.........................
(2)
6." The nth term of a number sequence is n² + 3.
" (a) Find the first three terms of this sequence.

(2)
! (b) Work out the difference between the 5th and 10th terms in the sequence.
.........................
(3)
7. The first 5 terms in a number sequence are
" " 10" 7" 4" 1" -2" ..." ...
" (a) Work out the nth term of the sequence.
.........................
(2)
" (b) Find the 50th term of the sequence.
.........................
(2)
8." Work out the nth term for this sequence
" " 12" 22" 32" 42" 52" ..." ...
.........................
(2)
9." The nth term of a sequence is " 3n - 2
" (a) Write down the first two terms of this sequence.
1st term ..............., 2nd term ...............

(2)
" (b) Which term of the sequence is equal to 70?
.........................
(2)
"
" (c) Explain why 101 is not a term in the sequence.
" ................................................................................................................................
" ................................................................................................................................
" ................................................................................................................................
(2)
10." Here are the nth terms of 4 sequences.
" " Sequence 1"" nth term" 3n + 1

" " Sequence 2"" nth term" 5n + 10
" " Sequence 3"" nth term" 10n
" " Sequence 4"" nth term" 5n - 1
" For each sequence state whether the numbers in the sequence are
" " A" Always multiples of 5

" " S" Sometimes multiples of 5
" " N" Never multiples of 5
Sequence 1 ....................
Sequence 2 ....................
Sequence 3 ....................
Sequence 4 ....................
(4)
11." The nth term of a sequence is 5 - 3n
" Write down the first three terms of the sequence.

(2)
12." The nth term of a sequence is 4n - 7
" (a) Write down the first three terms of the sequence.

(2)
" (b) What is the difference between the 150th and 151st terms?
....................
(1)
" The last term of this sequence is 393.

"
" (c) How many terms are there in this sequence?
....................
(2)
13." Find the nth term of the sequences
" (a) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...
....................
(1)
" (b) 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ...
....................
(1)
" (c) -3, 0, 5, 12, 21, ...
....................
(1)
" (d) 2, 8, 18, 32, 50, ...
....................
(1)
14." The first 5 terms in a number sequence are
" " 30" 25" 20" 15" 10" ..." ...
" Work out the nth term of the sequence.
.........................
(2)
15." The first 5 terms in a number sequence are
" " 2" 2.5" 3" 3.5" 4" ..." ...
" (a) Work out the nth term of the sequence.
.........................
(2)
" (b) Work out the 20th term of the sequence.
.........................
(2)
16." Martin has written the first 50 terms of the sequence with nth term 150 - 4n.
! Work out which term is the first negative term.
.........................
(3)
17." The nth term of a sequence is (n + 1)(n + 3)
" Work out the first three terms of the sequence.

(2)

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“How many portions of vegetables do you eat?”

O Lots O Some O A Few

Step 2: Identify and describe the first problem.

Step 3: Rewrite the question.

Step 4: Identify two further issues.

There is no option for someone who eats 0 portions of vegetables in a day.

The question should be:

“How many portions of vegetables do you eat in a day?”

O None O 1-2 O 3-4 O 5 or more

“Do you do a lot of running?”

Step 2: Rewrite the question.

a) “How often do you go food shopping?”

b) “Do you play sports more than twice?”

c) “How many times do you go for a run?”

“How much do your parents earn?”

Identify three issues with his study and conclusion.

Step 1: Consider the population and sample.

The population of a town can be thousands of people.

Step 2: Consider the sampling method.

2. His sampling method is biased.

Step 3: Consider random factors.

3. His conclusion is not based on enough evidence.

Step 1: Consider the population size in proportion to the sample size.

Step 2: Consider the sampling method used. Is it biased?

a) Explain what is wrong with this sampling method.

a) This may not be a suitable sample. Explain why.

Level 2 (All answers must be in exact form)

Metric Conversions Worksheet I

G giga- 1 000 000 000 109

M mega- 1 000 000 106

(g), meters (m), liters (L),

μ micro- 0.000001 10-6

1.0 kg = ? mg kilo and milli differ by six steps/decimal places/zeros;

Kilo Hecto Deka Unit deci centi milli

2.3 cm = ? m centi and no prefix (unit) differ by two

Kilo Hecto Deka Unit deci centi milli

km kilo meters m no prefix meters 3 right

1. Convert the following to grams (g):

3. Convert the following to kiloliters (kL):

Metric Conversions Worksheet II

1600.0 m = _______ 2050 cm = _______ 1.033 Mm = _______

245 565 mm = _______ 20 099 m = _______ 499 m = _______

2. Convert the following:

10.034 mJ = _______________ cJ 36.45 cL = ______________ μL

0.05 cm = ______________ mm 1024 B = ______________ kB

0.0325 kJ = ______________ cJ 1202.5 mL = ______________ L

0.42101 Gg = ______________ Mg 25.5 km = ______________ m

0.12907 cm = _____________ mm 756 900 μs = ______________ ms

5600.4 Ms = _____________ Gs 268 000 cm = ______________ km

Metric Conversions Worksheet III

0.0075 Gm = _______________ km 0.00091 TL = ______________ ML

0.00046 ks = ______________ cs 244475.3 μs = ______________ hs

4096 MB = ______________ GB 210 hm = ______________ cm

0.0002 μg = ______________ mg 448.5 cg = ______________ g

0.00034 μL = ______________ cL 2103.55 s = ______________ ks

11120.33 ng = ______________ cg 0.0000012 GL = ______________ cL

3. A challenge: convert 100125368477004 ng to Teragrams.

1) Find the next 2 terms [1]

-45, -43, -41, -39, -37,

2) Find a formula for the nth term of the sequence [3]

1600.0 m = ___ 2050 cm = _ 1.033 Mm = _____

245 565 mm = ___ 20 099 m = _ 499 m = _____

10.034 mJ = _ cJ 36.45 cL = μL

0.05 cm = mm 1024 B = kB

0.0325 kJ = cJ 1202.5 mL = L

0.42101 Gg = Mg 25.5 km = m

0.12907 cm = _ mm 756 900 μs = __ ms

5600.4 Ms = _ Gs 268 000 cm = __ km

0.0075 Gm = _ km 0.00091 TL = ML

0.00046 ks = cs 244475.3 μs = hs

4096 MB = GB 210 hm = cm

0.0002 μg = mg 448.5 cg = g

0.00034 μL = cL 2103.55 s = ks

11120.33 ng = cg 0.0000012 GL = cL