Data Collection 0.0 / 5 ? MathematicsStatistics, averages and distributionsASEdexcel Created by: LydiaCreated on: 27-04-19 23:11 Population Whole set of items that are of interest 1 of 7 Census Observes or measures every member of the population 2 of 7 Sample Selection of observations taken from a subset of the population which is used to find out information about the population as a whole 3 of 7 Census advantages - Completely accurate result 4 of 7 Census disadvantages - Time consuming - Can't be used if testing process destroys item - Hard to process large quantity of data 5 of 7 Sample advantages - Less time consuming and less expensive - Fewer people have to respond - Less data to process 6 of 7 Sample disadvantages - May not be as accurate - May not be large enough sample to give information about small sub-groups of population 7 of 7
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