Q13 Bounce, a new energy drink company, is writing a survey. (i) Tick the question below that is a leading question.
Why is Bounce the best energy drink on the market? What do you think of Bounce energy drink?
(ii) Rewrite the leading question as a fair question that would not push customers towards a certain answer.
Q14 Tomás has opened Páirc Play, a new toy shop. To test its new toy range, Tomás asks only his five closest friends whether they like the toys.
(i) Outline one problem with using such a small sample.
(ii) Identify one other problem with Tomás’ research.
(iii) Suggest one way Tomás could improve the sample.
Q15 An advertisement for Lumi shampoo claims: ‘90% of customers love our new shampoo.’ The small print says the claim is based on 20 customers from its database.
Outline two reasons why these research results may not be reliable. 1.