This document provides instructions for students to design and conduct a survey of their classmates. Students are asked to brainstorm potential survey questions on their interests and current trends. They then draft their final survey question and include 4-5 possible answer choices. Students must get their question approved by a teacher before administering the anonymous survey to their classmates. After collecting responses, students tally and organize the data in a frequency table to analyze response rates.

1. Name: _____________ Date: __________
Using Statistics to Predict – Original Survey
Tally Frequency
Now it’s your turn.
Brainstorm ideas for a survey
question you will ask your
classmates. Before you can survey
the class your question must be
approved by one of your teachers.
1. Use the space below to brainstorm ideas/questions for your survey.
Think about your likes / dislikes, what is “hot” right now.
2. Below please write the “final draft” for your question. Include the 4-5
choices you will give to your sample as answers.
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Choices: _____________________________________________________
3. Take your question to a teacher to get approved. Teacher’s Initials: ___
4. Now, survey your class, use the frequency table above to organize your
data.
5. What is the size of your sample? ______________