Wokingham town centre Flashcards
what was the hypothesis?
the amount of traffic increases towards the centre of Wokingham
how was our hypothesis relevant?
it’s part of the Urban Issues topic- traffic management
how was our hypothesis topical?
traffic is caused by and affects humans
what was the underpinning theory used to explain the hypothesis?
the Central Business District is the focal point of a town or city and can suffer congestion at peak periods
why did we choose this location?
-it’s accessible
-safe to get to
-it was appropriate as there were a lot of roads which were needed to conduct the fieldwork
what were some health and safety risks?
-road accident
-separation from groups
how could we prevent the health and safety risk of a road accident?
-cross as a group
-only use road crossings
how could we prevent the health and safety risk of being separated from the group?
-phone number to call in case of emergencies
-teachers stayed in the same spot so that they were easy to find
what was the primary method of data collection used?
(1) we produced a map with locations on it
(2) we counted the cars on the carriage way nearest to use for ten minutes
why did we use this certain primary method of data collection?
the traffic count is needed to answer the hypothesis and show traffic congestion
what was the secondary method of data collection used?
the map we used came from google maps
why did we use this certain secondary method of data collection?
we needed to know where all the sites were
what was the type of sampling that we used?
stratified
explain our sampling strategy
we selected roads where we suspected traffic to be, this ensured that all major roads were covered to avoid junctions and have as many sites as we could with the number of students available
how was our data presented?
with flow lines
