case study 4.0

4.0 DATA HANDLING

Case study                         

Read the case study from the ICT text Pg 66 and answer the following questions.

1.     How could Mussie and Ellie find out whether older people do more of charity than younger people?

2.     Why does Mussie think that these data prove him right? Why might Ellie think that these data do not prove him right?

3.     What questions should they ask?

4.     How many questionnaires should they hand out? Who do you think should fill in their questionnaire?

5.     Which software could Mussie and Ellie use to put the answers into the computer? How can they check that the data are correct? How could they reduce the number of errors in the data? What problems might there be if the data was typed incorrectly?

6.     What is the best way for Ellie and Mussie to present their results?