Question: Describe the difference between discrete and continuous data. Give two examples of categorical data. Go on the Internet and research some possible topics that you

  1. Describe the difference between discrete and continuous data.
  2. Give two examples of categorical data.

  1. Go on the Internet and research some possible topics that you might be interested in learning about. Check reliable websites, such as e-STAT, for statistics that might be available in that field of interest. Submit, to your teacher, your possible topic(s). It important that you are able to find some statistics for your project.

  1. The "All About Music" store conducted a survey to see what types of music they should carry in their store. The following is the survey that they conducted. Identify the problems with the survey and any biases.

  1. All About Music Survey Please feel free to give us your feedback!

  1. Male___ Female____
  2. Age:___

What type of music do you listen to? (Circle only one)

Rock

Heavy Metal

Soft Rock

Alternative

Classic

New Age

Whatever is on the radio

What radio station do you listen to?

What is your favourite band?

  1. Find data on your topic that you chose in the first activity. Copy and paste the chart in a spreadsheet.
  2. do a survey that is based on the research you conducted in the first activity. The survey should have approximately 10 questions that would help you to find out more information about that topic. Remember you need to make sure that you have found statistics for that topic as well.
  3. Explain the difference between a sample and a population.
  4. Give an example of the following sample methods:
  5. Cluster Random Sampling
  6. Random Sampling
  7. Convenient Sampling
  8. Volunteer Sampling
  9. Stratified Random Sampling
  10. The following questions are part of your summative. Please submit the questions for evaluation.
  11. Based on the survey that was done in activity 2, decide which random sampling method would be best to use for your survey. Explain why this sampling method would be appropriate for your survey.
  12. Conduct the survey asking at least 24 people to complete the survey. Keep these results for future activities. Write three observations that you noticed with the survey responses.

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