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Year 10
Edexcel

Data collection and presentation

I can describe how data is collected and use various methods to present and plot data.

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Edexcel

Data collection and presentation

I can describe how data is collected and use various methods to present and plot data.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Bar charts are plotted by labelling the vertical and the horizontal axis.
  2. Bar charts are drawn with equal width and start from zero on the vertical axis.
  3. Line graphs are drawn by plotting points and connecting them with a line.
  4. Data can be collected with numbers; quantative and with descriptions; qualitative.

Keywords

  • Quantitative data - a measurement which can be quantified as a number.; there is no expressed opinion; it is a fact

  • Qualitative data - more of a subjective than an objective appraisal; involves opinions relating to the quality of performance rather than the quantity

Common misconception

Graphs in exam questions will have the x and y axes labelled.

One of the skills assessed in GCSE PE exam questions is to label the x and y axes, as well as plot data and present as the method requested by the question.


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Tables, bar charts and line graphs will be used in a breadth of curriculum subjects. However, please use the array of topics in the specification to practice ways of presenting data. It is an assessed Ofqual requirement. It is beneficial to make this explicit and 'taught rather than caught'.
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Equipment

Graph paper, up-to-date sport, exercise and PE data and trends

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following topics can be compared to normative data?
planes and axes
training methods
Correct answer: fitness testing
warm up and cool down
Q2.
Which of the following is associated with a number or a measurement?
Correct answer: score
Correct answer: position finished in a league
opinion
feedback on a performance
Q3.
Which of the following is associated with an opinion?
Correct answer: feedback from a spectator
points from judges
finishing 1st in a race
Correct answer: a coach offering points for improvement
Q4.
Which fitness test protocol tests power?
sit and reach test
handgrip dynamometer
Correct answer: vertical jump test
one rep max
Q5.
Match the sport to the correct outcome.
Correct Answer:football,score
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score

Correct Answer:dance,points by judges
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points by judges

Correct Answer:skateboarding,points on their runs
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points on their runs

Correct Answer:sprinter,time achieved
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time achieved

Q6.
Heart rate is defined as the number of times the heart beats per ...
Correct Answer: minute, 60 seconds

6 Questions

Q1.
Which method of presenting data is shown here?
An image in a quiz
line graph
table
Correct answer: bar chart
pie chart
Q2.
Another name for the X axis is axis.
Correct Answer: horizontal
Q3.
Line graphs are drawn by points and connecting them with a line.
Correct Answer: plotting, plot
Q4.
How would a Y axis read if a line graph was showing heart rate during a session?
heart rate during the session
heart rate
Correct answer: heart rate (bpm)
HR
Q5.
Quantitative data is a measurement and no expression opinion. It is a ...
Correct Answer: fact, factual
Q6.
Qualitative data involves opinions and is rather than objective.
Correct Answer: subjective