Numeracy Intermediate November 2024 Unit 1 Q7
7. Eleri is investigating whether people working in offices are happy with the processing speed of their office computer.
She considers the data she needs to collect.
Eleri includes the following two questions in her questionnaire.
For each question, write down one set of possible groups she could use as answer options. [2]
Question 1: How many days per month do you work in your office?
Possible groups for answer:
Question 2: How happy are you with the processing speed of your office computer?
Possible groups for answer:
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Question 1 At least 3 groups without gaps or overlaps that cover a minimum inclusive range of 1 (day) to 20 (days) | B1 | Listings must all be groups, with the exception of the initial inclusion of ‘0’, provided at least 3 further groups are given Allow, e.g. ‘Less than 8 (days), 8 to 15 (days), more than 15 (days)’ ‘0, 1 to 10 days, 11 to 15 days, 16+ days’ Do not accept, e.g. ‘1 < days < 7, 8 < days < 14, 15 < days < 21, …’ (misuse of inequalities) ‘0, 1 to 10 days, 11 to 21 days’ ( 0 is not a group, so only 2 groups) |
| Question 2 At least 3 appropriate criteria in any order, e.g. ‘Great, reasonable, not good’, ‘Scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being very happy’, ‘Very unhappy, happy, very happy’, | B1 | Accept use of smiley, blank and sad faces Allow, e.g. ‘Yes, no, not sure’, ‘Yes, no, no answer’ ‘Yes, no, sometimes’ Do not accept, e.g. ‘Scale of 0 to 10’ without stating which end of the scale is unhappy or happy, ‘Yes, no, own answer’, as ‘own answer’ is not a group |