Evaluate surveys in terms of their validity and reliability
B1 Evaluation of presentation methods
Section D: Qualitative and Quantitative Feedback
The best aspects of the work were:
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For all questions in Section A ONLY, use the data contained in the file ‘Assignment A Data file 2014-02’. This file contains the variables Country or area, Female teachers, Primary education year and percentage, Female teachers, Secondary education year and percentage and Female teachers, Tertiary education year and percentage.
Section A
Question 1
a) Using only the data ‘Country or area’ and ‘percentage Female teachers, Tertiary education for 2010’ present this data using three (3) different methods.
(15 marks)
b) Compare and contrast each method identifying advantages and disadvantages of each.
(15 marks)
c) Which method would you say is the best way to present the data? Justify your answer.
(5 marks)
d) Describe how the ‘percentage Female teachers, Tertiary education for 2010’ data may be validated? (5 marks)
e) Interpret the data presented in a) above. For example, what does it tell you about the percentage of Female teachers in Tertiary education in different countries in 2010? (5 marks)
f) Choose and calculate an appropriate measure of the average and the dispersion for the data. State and justify which measure of average and dispersion you have used. Provide the results to 2 decimal places. (5 marks)
You should write no more than 500 words (only the first 500 words will be marked).
Section B
Question 2
Find a graph that has been printed in a national or local newspaper between 16 June, 2014 and the date that you submit your work. You must submit a copy of this graph, the related article and the source (newspaper, author, date, page) with your assignment. Discuss the following aspects:
a) Explain the technicalities of your graph – what is being drawn, the axes (if there are any) and the comparisons being made. (10 marks)
b) Is the graph appropriate for the information that it is presenting? Is the graph necessary? Does it make the story easier to understand? Is it the correct type of graph? (10 marks)
c) Analyse the graph, for example how well drawn is it, is it properly labelled, is it easy to read, are the scales proportional, is the source of data identified? How would you improve the graph? (10 marks)
d) Are there any other graphs that would be useful in order to understand the subject?
(10 marks)
e) Comment on the reliability of the source of the data contained in the graph. (10 marks)
Justify your answers to each of the questions above. Yes or no is not sufficient.
You should write no more than 500 words on these five aspects (only the first 500 words will be marked). Do not feel that you have to criticise – the graph may be good and you will then have to justify why it is good. The graph can come from any part of the newspaper – news, comment, sport, business, travel etc. Remember to submit a copy of the graph and the article with your submission – those without the graph and article will get a 0 mark for this part of the assignment.
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