Data Management Unit Task

This is a Data Management Unit Task resource that is ready to use!

The task for students:

Your task will be to come up with 2 of your own survey questions (that are related) and

conduct these surveys. Your question must be meaningful – meaning there is a purpose for

you asking this question. It cannot be simply out of your own curiosity, but rather should be

tied to an event or change you want to make. One of your questions should collect

categorical data, and the other should collect numerical data. Remember to avoid bias

when you are creating your survey question.

Next, you will collect this data in a way that you think is appropriate and create a graph on

Google Sheets to represent this data. It is up to you which type of graph you choose to use to

represent your data but remember that it must be appropriate and fitting. Remember to

make sure you don’t present your data in a misleading way.

Finally, you will calculate the mean, median and mode for your numerical data (show your

work) and tell me what those result mean in relation to your data. You will also tell me which

measure of central tendency best describes your set of data.

Success Criteria:

❏ My survey questions are creative and meaningful

❏ My survey questions are not bias

❏ I chose an appropriate data collection method

❏ I chose appropriate data representation methods

❏ My data representation are not misleading

❏ I included all the elements of a graph (e.g. title, labels, etc.)

❏ I calculated the central tendency correctly and showed your work

❏ I explained which measure of central tendency best describes my set of data

A scoring rubric is included.

A 2 page printable PDF