6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Surveys

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Iris wanted to know whether the students

in her school think that it is a good

idea to make the school day longer.

She decided to conduct a survey.

A survey is a method of gathering information

about a group. Surveys are usually made up of

questions or other items that require responses.

To conduct a survey:


Write and ask questions to determine

the opinions on the topic.


Record the responses.


Organize the data in a table or graph.

Iris surveyed the school population that included:


the same number of students from each grade


the same number of boys as girls


students from various ethnic backgrounds

Iris asked this question of 30 students: Do you think the

school day should be longer? Answer Yes,No, or Not Sure.

Responses: Yes — 8 students No —18 students Not Sure — 4 students

She presented her findings in both a pictograph and a bar graph.

From her survey, Iris predicted that most students in

her school do not think that the school day should be longer.

Longer School Day

Yes

No

Not Sure

Key:Each 
4 votes.

Response

Number of Students

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Yes

No

Not Sure

Longer School Day

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