Activity: Gathering Data for Questions
First do these two activities:
Now choose one of your questions, and let us work out how to gather the data!
| Your Question: |
How to Gather
How you gather the data depends on the type of question.
- If it is about people's ideas or opinions you may need to do a survey.
- If it just needs counting, go out and count!
Select your Method
But before you go gathering data, make a form that can be filled in.
The form can be on paper and you can use a clipboard.
Or it can be on computer-based. If so choose your software.
Plan to gather as much information for each answer that you can (without affecting people's privacy) so that you can play with the data later.
Example: People's opinion on spending more on the park:
| Subject | Opinion | |||
| Age | Gender | Spend More (y/n)? | On What? | How Much? |
Prepare Each Question Like This
Do a Test Run
Try your questions on a friend or two.
Then go out and do your survey!
And Be Polite
Always be polite when asking questions, the person is being kind to you by taking the time to answer your questions.
If they don't want to answer a question don't force them, just put "no answer" on your form.