Surveys

A survey is a list of questions given to a group of people to have information about their behaviour, options or beliefs. Data is then analyzed with the results being used to show what a larger group of similar people might do, think or believe. When you finish your survey, you will have to prepare the presentation, as these two footprinters who presented their survey using a prezi presention:

People use surveys to understand about a situation. Sometimes, they use this information to make decisions. 


Here you have some surveys made at our English space:

Here are four steps to a successful survey:

Step One: Create the Questions

The first thing is to decide is

What questions do you want answered? 

When doing a simple survey, you can use tally marks to show each person’s answer:

Sometimes, it is helpful to be creative in how the people can respond.  It makes it more fun for both you and your respondents (the people answering the question). 
Example:What is your favourite color?
To help you make a good Questionnaire read this page

Step Two: Asking The Questions

Now you have your questions, go out and ask them! But who to ask?

When you are Sampling you should be careful who you ask.

To be a good sample, each person should be chosen randomly

If you only ask people who look friendly, you will only know what friendly people think!

If you go to the swimming pool and ask people "Can you swim?" you will get a biased answer ... maybe even 100% will say "Yes"

If you choose a person and they do not want to answer, record "no answer" on the survey form and mention how many people did not answer in your report.

After completing a sampling survey you can use the information to make a prediction as to how the rest of the population might respond.

And your results are better when you ask more people.

Step Three: Tally the Results

Now you have finished asking questions it is time to tally the results.

By "tally" I mean add up. 

Example: For "favourite colors of my class" you can simply write tally marks like this (every fifth mark crosses the previous 4 marks, so you can easily see groups of 5):

Step Four: Presenting the Results

Now you have your results, you will want to show them to other people in the best possible way.

Tables

Sometimes, you can simply report the information in a table. 

A table is a very simple way to show others the results.  A table should have a title, so those looking at it understand what results the table shows:

Table: The Favorite Colors of My Class
Yellow	Red	Blue	Green	Pink
4	5	6	1	4

Graphs

But nothing makes a report look better than a nice graph or chart.

Use this link to make them.

Example Survey Question:  What is your favourite color?

Have fun asking questions!!!!!