Do Now: Complete the following sample questionnaire.

Name: _______________Phone Number: __________Address: ________________________1. Have you ever had an STD? _______2. What kind of phone do you have, an iPhone or an Android?3. Where did you grow up, in the country, in a city, or in an

urban area?4. Don’t you think we should get out of school earlier at KDCA?5. Who is the best artist?

BeyonceKanye WestOther: _______________ (Write in who)

Maya McKenzie Monday

Characteristics of a Good Survey QuestionUnit 3: Sampling and

Experimentation

Objective• SWBAT construct a survey question using the

characteristics of a good survey question

• Essential Understanding: Data must be collected in a reliable way.

• Standard for Mathematical Practice: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

What is wrong with the following survey question?

Name: _______________Phone Number: __________Address: ________________________1. Have you ever had an STD? _______2. What kind of phone do you have, an iPhone or an Android?3. Where did you grow up, in the country, in a city, or in an

urban area?4. Don’t you think we should get out of school earlier at KDCA?5. Who is the best artist?

BeyonceKanye WestOther: _______________ (Write in who)

Characteristics of a Good Survey Question

1. Evokes the truth: PEOPLE LIE. Surveys are most effective when anonymous.

What is wrong with the following survey question?

Name: _______________Phone Number: __________Address: ________________________1. Have you ever had an STD? _______2. What kind of phone do you have, an iPhone or an

Android?3. Where did you grow up, in the country, in a city, or in an

urban area?4. Don’t you think we should get out of school earlier at KDCA?5. Who is the best artist?

BeyonceKanye WestOther: _______________ (Write in who)

Characteristics of a Good Survey Question

1. Evokes the truth: PEOPLE LIE. Surveys are most effective when anonymous.

2. Accommodates all possible answers. Rewording the question or listing “other” as a possible answer choice solves this problem.

What is wrong with the following survey question?

Name: _______________Phone Number: __________Address: ________________________1. Have you ever had an STD? _______2. What kind of phone do you have, an iPhone or an Android?3. Where did you grow up, in the country, in a city, or in

an urban area?4. Don’t you think we should get out of school earlier at KDCA?5. Who is the best artist?

BeyonceKanye WestOther: _______________ (Write in who)

Characteristics of a Good Survey Question

1. Evokes the truth: PEOPLE LIE. Surveys are most effective when anonymous.

2. Accommodates all possible answers. Rewording the question or listing “other” as a possible answer choice solves this problem.

3. Only one appropriate choice. Make sure no two answers could be true for any one responder.

What is wrong with the following survey question?

Name: _______________Phone Number: __________Address: ________________________1. Have you ever had an STD? _______2. What kind of phone do you have, an iPhone or an Android?3. Where did you grow up, in the country, in a city, or in an

urban area?4. Don’t you think we should get out of school earlier at

KDCA?5. Who is the best artist?

BeyonceKanye WestOther: _______________ (Write in who)

Characteristics of a Good Survey Question

1. Evokes the truth: PEOPLE LIE. Surveys are most effective when anonymous.

2. Accommodates all possible answers. Rewording the question or listing “other” as a possible answer choice solves this problem.

3. Only one appropriate choice. Make sure no two answers could be true for any one responder.

4. Does not elicit a particular response. Questions that lead the responder in a particular direction should be reworded.

What is wrong with the following survey question?

Name: _______________Phone Number: __________Address: ________________________1. Have you ever had an STD? _______2. What kind of phone do you have, an iPhone or an Android?3. Where did you grow up, in the country, in a city, or in an

urban area?4. Don’t you think we should get out of school earlier at KDCA?5. Who is the best artist?

BeyonceKanye WestOther: _______________ (Write in who)

Characteristics of a Good Survey Question

1. Evokes the truth: PEOPLE LIE. Surveys are most effective when anonymous.

2. Accommodates all possible answers. Rewording the question or listing “other” as a possible answer choice solves this problem.

3. Only one appropriate choice. Make sure no two answers could be true for any one responder.

4. Does not elicit a particular response. Questions that lead the responder in a particular direction should be reworded.

5. Gives a range of options to choose from. If other is an option, do not give responders an option to write in an answer.

Case Study: TIME Magazine’s Man of the Century

In 1999, TIME magazine conducted an online poll where readers could write in the person of the century. At the top of the list by the end of the poll: Jesus Christ, Adolf Hitler, and Eric Cartman.1. What is the problem with this survey?2. How could this survey be better conducted?

Exit TicketName: _____________________________________ Phone:______________How many sexual partners have you had?01-55-1010-20A survey is conducted to determine the average number of sexual partners among college students.1. Which of the following is NOT a problem with this survey question?

A. Does not evoke the truthB. Does not accommodate all answer choicesC. Does not list only one appropriate choiceD. Does not give a range of options to choose from

2. Which of the following would NOT help to fix this survey?A. Make the survey anonymousB. Make an answer choice 20 or moreC. Make options 0, 1-5, 6-10, 11-20D. Make an option for responders to write in their number of partners

Unit 3 Survey Project: Roll Out