FRIDAY DEC 21. Last Day!!

Please
1. Do Surveys on Survey Monkey (see post below).

2.  Input all data into Microsoft Excel

3.  Use Excel or "Create a Graph" to graph data

Survey Monkey online surveys

Please complete the following surveys!
1) Favorite Sports (Laurence, Jesse, Brendon)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/78BW3KG

2) Pets (James)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7Z63P2T

3) Sauce (Daniel, Mattheas, Bright)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7593S39

4) Fave computer system (Nikolai, Zev)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RKZFLWH

5) Favorite Style of Dance (Justine)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2MXQR3Q

Instructions for 7-3

1.  Read the post below about open-ended versus closed questions.  Read biased questions.

2.  Write at least 3 possible questions for your topic.

3.  Choose the best question.

4.  Make an appropriate chart to record your data.

5.  Begin homework (p 176 #1 & #3)

Homework:  Have chart ready to record data.  MMS p 176#1, #3,

Writing Questions

Open-Ended Questions
Advantage: you can have any answer, don't need to predict the answer, greater variety of answers
- What is your favorite sport? (Nat, Abel)
- What sports do you play? (Abel, Nat)
- What is your favorite fruit? (Julian, Matthew, Vincent)
- What is your favorite video game? (Ryan, Aziel, Anthony)
- What is your favorite app? (Maylat, Hayley)

Closed questions
Advantage: faster, more control over answer, less words to write down, less complicated, usually easier
- Which form of transportation do you prefer: school bus, TTC bus, walking, subway, streetcar, car, bike, scooter, taxi, skateboard or other? (Erica)
- Should children only eat fruit instead of candy. Yes or No? (Vincent, Matthew, Julian)
- Do you play any of these sports: Hockey (yes, no) Soccer (yes, no), basketball (yes, no), football (yes, no) baseball (yes, no) (Abel, Nat)

7-2's Biased questions
- Many people have dogs, do you want a dog?
- Soy sauce gives you X-ray vision, what is your favorite sauce? this one is both biased and untruthful... I think! (Daniel)
- A lot of people have siblings, do you have siblings?
- Having a dog expands your life expectancy, would you like to have a dog?
- Most Canadians choose Pepsi over Coke, which one do you prefer? (Kyana)

Sell Me Your Data topic list

7-1 7-2 Possible Survey Tops
1. Favourite Foods - Esai
2. Pets - James
3. Favourite type of music
4. What form of transportation do you use the most - Christopher; Erica
5. Technology (phones, iPads...) Alexandra
6. Favorite type of graphs
7. Number of schools you've attended
8. Hobbies - Tim S
9. Sports - Laurence, Jesse, Brendan....Nat,Abel
10. Season
11. Shoes - Rosie&Rachel... Janson, Jordan,
12. Book (genre, fav book)
13. Favourite colour
14. Gaming system
15. Car company
16. # of countries you've been in
17. Fav musician
18.  How many family members in your home - Lukas, Peter, Bill
19. Type of movie
20. Flavour of ice cream... Gabi, Anousha
21. Favourite type of sauce - Daniel, Matteas, Bright
22. Fav holiday...Alex, Jack
23. Coolest person
24. Getting ready in the morning.
25. Ethnic background - Jackie, Marina
26. Favorite clothing brand - Grace, Roz, Chloe
27. Favorite geometrical shape
28. Favorite type (strand) of Math
29. Favorite school subject)
30. Favorite number
31. Favorite teacher
32. Number of siblings - Lindsey; Stephanie
33. Favorite music video - Tanziel, Destiny, Anna, Cecelia
34. Brand of car (if any) owned by parent - Ben, Jackson, Devon
35.  Favorite thing to do at home - Gianmichele, Ryan
36. Fav app - Tatiana...Maylat, Hayley
37. Fav fruits... Julian, Matthew, Vincent
38. Fav game console - Emily, Jocelyn, Joanne.\
39. Fav video game - Ryan, Aziel, Anthony
40. Fav car company - Natalie
41. Type of Movie - Camelia, Victor
42. What musical instrument(s) do you play? Jade, Zhanelle
43.