Use of Data | AQA GCSE Physical Education (8582)
Use of Data
- 34 questions
- 2 subtopics
- Paper 1
- Paper 1 and Paper 2
Use of Data is examined in both papers, since Paper 1 and Paper 2 each assess the use of data.
It covers Collecting and presenting data and Analysing and evaluating data.
Sample questions from Use of Data
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Collecting and presenting data
How could a survey be used to collect data on participation in sport?
Show the answer
A survey could ask every pupil in a year group how many hours of sport they do each week. The replies give numbers that can be totalled and compared. -
Collecting and presenting data
When should a bar chart be used to present data?
Show the answer
A bar chart shows data in separate categories, such as the number of pupils who play each sport. The bars are equal in width with gaps between them. -
Analysing and evaluating data
What does a pie chart show?
Show the answer
A pie chart shows how a whole is divided into parts. The size of each sector shows its share of the total. -
Analysing and evaluating data
A performer's sit-up score rises from 40 to 50 after a six-week programme. What is the percentage increase?
Show the answer
The percentage increase is 25%. The rise of 10 sit-ups gives 10 ÷ 40 × 100 = 25%.
The 2 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Collecting and presenting data | Quantitative and qualitative data, questionnaires, surveys, interviews and observation, and setting out tables, bar charts and line graphs of PE data. | 16 |
| Analysing and evaluating data | Reading tables, norm tables, bar charts, line graphs and pie charts, worked means, ranges and percentages, anomalies, and the limits of small samples. | 18 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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