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SASKATCHEWAN CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES: COLLECTING (Print off chart in PDF or go to SK Curriculum)
Learning Objectives
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D-1 acquire data through          

a) survey, questionnaires
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b) experiments

  
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c) observation

  
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d) research

    
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e) interviews

    
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f) published information
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D-2 recognize that the data collected are affected by          

a) the nature of the sample
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b) the method of collection
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c) the sample size
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d) biases

  
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D-3 discuss factors that may distort the results of data collected;
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e.g.: gender, ethnic, socio/economic, age

  
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D-4 distinguish between the terms sample and population  
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D-5 discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a sample or a population

  
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D-6 discuss the appropriateness of locally collected data as opposed to data gathered from other sources

        
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D-7 identify the limits of student collected and published data

      
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