Paper 4 Flashcards
1
Q
What is “primary data”?
A
- Any data that is personally collected by you. (This does not mean collect off the Internet)
- Traffic counts, pedestrian counts, environmental indexes, questionnaires or land use surveys.
2
Q
What is “secondary data”?
A
- Any data that has been collected by someone else.
- Maybe found in books, on the Internet, academic journals, etc.
- Most usefuol secondary data is census data.
3
Q
What is a “census”?
A
- A survey carried out by nearly all countries every 10 years.
- Very detailed survey that is compulsory for everyone to fill in.
- Includes a lot of data including family size, income, house size and car ownership.
4
Q
What to do if the question ask you to finish the pie chart?
A
Percentage/100 x 360 = Degree