Case study 4

1. How could Mussie and ellie find out whether older people do more for charity than younger people?
2. Why does Mussie think that these data prove him right? Why might Ellie think that these data do not prove him right?
3. What questions should they ask?
4. How much questionnaires should they hand out? Who do you think should fill in their questionnaire?
5. Which software could Mussie and Ellie use to put the answers into the computer? How can they check that the data are correct? What problems might there be if the data were typed in incorrectly?
6. What is the best way for Ellie and Mussie to present their results?