Types of data and variables

2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• TO INTRODUCE ALL STUDENTS TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF DATA
1. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY BOTH TYPES OF DATA AND AT LEAST 3 VARIABLES
2. SOME STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE ALL DATA TYPES AND AT LEAST 5 VARIABLES
3. SOME STUDENTS MAY BE ABLE TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH GIVING SPORTING EXAMPLES
OF EACH DATA TYPE AND DIFFERENT VARIABLES

3. TASK
• COMPLETE THE DATA COLLECTION SHEET
• FOR ANYONE YOU ARE MISSING COPY SOMEONE ELSE'S DATA

4. TYPES OF DATA
• THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF DATA
1. PRIMARY
THIS IS DATA THAT YOU COLLECT YOURSELF IN ORDER TO ANSWER YOUR RESEARCH PROBLEM, EXAMPLES INCLUDE
QUESTIONNAIRES, OBSERVATIONS AND INTERVIEWS
2. SECONDARY
THIS IS DATA FROM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED SOURCES (NOT PRODUCED BY YOU), THESE INCLUDE TEXTBOOKS, WEBSITES,
JOURNALS, AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA

5. PICK A PROJECT
• THERE IS ARE 2 EXAMPLES OF A RESEARCH QUESTION IN YOUR WORKBOOKS
• IN YOUR GROUPS EXPLAIN HOW YOU WOULD ANSWER THIS QUESTION WITH:
1. PRIMARY DATA
2. SECONDARY DATA

6. VARIABLE
• WHAT IS A VARIABLE?
• “SOMETHING THAT IS LIKELY TO CHANGE”
• EXAMPLES INCLUDE – TYPE OF SHOE, FLOOR SURFACE, TEMPERATURE, DIET ETC
• YOU WILL MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE VARIABLE AGAINST CONTROLLED CONDITIONS

7. Participant Time
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Participant Time
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8. 2 QUICK QUESTIONS
• WHICH IS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA?
• WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VARIABLE IN THE TEST?

9. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• TO INTRODUCE ALL STUDENTS TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF DATA
1. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY BOTH TYPES OF DATA AND AT LEAST 3 VARIABLES
2. SOME STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE ALL DATA TYPES AND AT LEAST 5 VARIABLES
3. SOME STUDENTS MAY BE ABLE TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH GIVING SPORTING EXAMPLES
OF EACH DATA TYPE AND DIFFERENT VARIABLES