CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 8: END OF UNIT 6 TEST

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Stage 8 End of Unit 6 Test

1 Data is collected about new-born babies in hospital. Give an example of

a categorical data __________________________________________________________ [1]

b continuous data __________________________________________________________ [1]

c discrete data. _____________________________________________________________ [1]

2 You want to choose a sample of 20 learners from your school year.

a Describe three different ways to do this.

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b Which of your three methods do you think is the best?

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of your method.

Advantage ______________________________________________________________ [1]

Disadvantage ____________________________________________________________ [1]

3 There are 20 girls and 30 boys in a sports club.

You want to interview a representative sample of 10 people.

Describe how you will choose your sample.

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4 A tally chart is a common method of collecting data. Describe how you could use a tally
chart to record

a the number of sisters people have

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b how long people can hold their breath.

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5 You want to compare two novels, A and B.

You want to test these two conjectures.

• The words in A are longer than the words in B.

• The sentences in A are longer than the sentences in B.

a Describe how you can collect data to test the first conjecture. Describe how you will
take a sample from each book. Describe how you will record the data.

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b Can you collect data to test the second conjecture in the same way? Are there
any differences?

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6 You want to find out how learners in your school use social media. You have chosen a
sample.

a Describe two methods you could use to collect data.

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b Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of each method.

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c Which method would you choose? Give a reason for your choice.

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[TOTAL: 20 Marks]

END OF TEST

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