1.1. A town council is proposing to build a new leisure centre. Michelle is going to carry out a survey to find out what all the people in the town think of the proposal.

Michelle thinks that she should take a sample rather than a census.

Give two reasons why Michelle might think this.

1.2. Michelle plans to use the electoral register as the sampling frame.

(i) Explain what you understand by the term sampling frame.

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(ii) Give one problem Michelle may have using the electoral register as the sampling frame.

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1.3. Michelle intends to conduct a pilot study.

Give two reasons why it is a good idea to conduct a pilot study

1.4. Michelle is writing a plan for her investigation into people’s views on the leisure centre proposal.

Write down what Michelle should include in her plan. You should include each of the following

• a sampling method

• a question she could ask in her questionnaire

• a statistical diagram she could use to show the results of the survey.

Explain why each of the things you have written down is appropriate.