Statistics Flashcards
Research Methods- Lesson 16
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What type of data do official statistics represent?
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Quantitative data gathered by the government or other official bodies e.g. births, deaths or crime.
2
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What is a major source of official statistics in the UK?
A
The ten-yearly census.
3
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Why does the government collect statistics?
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For creating social policies, for example, the government looks at births to see how many school places are needed in the future.
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