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Year 9 – Data science Summative assessment questions

Summative assessment questions


Year 9 – Data science

1. Which of the following is the most accurate definition of data science?

A. Data science is extracting meaning from large data sets in order to provide insights to support
decision-making
B. Data science is using computers to analyse data and to perform calculations on the data to
produce information
C. Data science is performing experiments and recording the data produced by those
experiments
D. Data science is writing code to make sure that any inaccuracies in data sets are spotted and
removed (cleaned)

2. Which of the following best describes a data visualisation?

A. Presenting related data so that a user can see individual items of data
B. Making sure that data is accessible and that no data is hidden
C. A visual representation that communicates relationships among the data
D. A collection of graphs that tell a story when put together

3. Is the following a visualisation or an infographic?

A. Visualisation
B. Infographic

4. What is meant by a correlation?

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Year 9 – Data science Summative assessment questions

A. The relationship between two or more variables


B. When there is an upward trend in a graph
C. When there is a set of data that doesn’t lie in the normal or expected range
D. When data is placed in a graph

5. The visualisation below plots life expectancy (y-axis) against time (x-axis). What type of
correlation does this visualisation show from 1949 onwards?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Neutral
D. No correlation is visible

6. The following graph shows the annual average temperatures recorded by a weather station
over a period of 20 years. Identify the outlier in the data.

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Year 9 – Data science Summative assessment questions

A. Point A
B. Point B
C. Point C
D. Point D

7. Which of the following is the correct order of the investigative cycle?

A. Problem, data, plan, analysis, conclusion


B. Conclusion, plan, problem, data, Analysis
C. Plan, problem, analysis, data, conclusion
D. Problem, plan, data, analysis, conclusion

8. In which step of the cycle would you pose the question(s) that you will use data to help you
answer?

A. Data
B. Analysis
C. Plan
D. Problem

9. In which step of the cycle would you cleanse the data?

A. Data
B. Analysis
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Year 9 – Data science Summative assessment questions

C. Plan
D. Problem

10. In which step of the cycle would you work out where the data will come from or how you
will collect it?

A. Data
B. Analysis
C. Plan
D. Problem

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