Use of Data | Edexcel GCSE Physical Education (1PE0)

Use of Data

  • 33 questions
  • 2 subtopics
  • Component 1
  • Component 1 and Component 2

Use of Data is examined in both written components, since Components 1 and 2 each embed the use of data.

It covers Collecting and presenting data and interpreting data and normative comparisons.

Sample questions from Use of Data

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

  1. Collecting and presenting data

    What are the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative data?

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    Qualitative data gives detail and reasons, such as why a performer lost confidence. Qualitative data is subjective and harder to compare or show on graphs.
  2. Collecting and presenting data

    When is a line graph the best way to present data?

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    A line graph shows how something changes over time. A line graph could show a performer's heart rate before, during and after exercise.
  3. Interpreting data and normative comparisons

    What is the range of a set of data?

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    The range is the highest value minus the lowest value. The range shows how spread out the results are.
  4. Interpreting data and normative comparisons

    What is normative data?

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    Normative data is a set of results from a large sample of people, used as a standard for comparison. The results are grouped into ratings such as excellent, average and poor.

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, how each is collected in PE, their strengths and weaknesses, and presenting results in tables, bar charts, line graphs and pie charts. 16
Interpreting data and normative comparisons Trends and anomalies, worked means, ranges, medians, modes and percentage changes, and comparing a fitness test result against normative data. 17
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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.

  1. Step 1 · Closed book

    Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.

  2. 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.

  3. Step 3 · Closed book again

    Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

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