Use of Data in PE (AQA GCSE Physical Education (PE)): Exam Questions

Table 2 shows the heart rates recorded by a 20-year-old athlete. Heart rates have been recorded every two minutes.

Plot the information shown in Table 2 on the graph paper below to show how heart rate has changed over time. Label the axes and join up the points to make a line graph.

Table 2 – heart rates recorded by a 20-year-old athlete

Analyse the data shown in Table 2. Consider what has happened to the athlete between:

• 4 and 6 minutes

• 6 and 12 minutes.

Nick has been a coach of a rugby team for four seasons. Each season consists of 24 matches. Nick has been asked by the club committee to set a target number of wins for season 5.

Table 2 shows the number of wins in Nick’s first four seasons and his target for season 5.

Plot the data from Table 2 on Figure 1.

Label the axes and join up the points to make a line graph.

Chris is an experienced 25-year-old 800m runner.

Table 1 shows Chris’s heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) at the start and during an 800m race.

Table 1

Draw a line graph on the graph paper below to show Chris’s heart rate at the start and during an 800m race.

Label the axes.

Milo is competing in a 1000m rowing race.

Table 1 shows his cardiac output in litres per minute (l/min) at rest and during the 1000m race.

Table 1

Using the graph paper below:

• Draw a line graph to show Milo’s cardiac output in litres per minute (l/min) at the start and during the 1000m rowing race.

• Label the axes.

A netball coach is selecting a starting centre. The coach collects the following data from the last match.

Identify one strength of Player A using the quantitative data.

Identify one strength of Player B using both the quantitative and qualitative data.

Justify which player the coach should select as the starting centre. Use evidence from the table in your answer.

A PE department records the number of students attending after-school badminton club over six weeks.

Plot this data as a line graph. You should label both axes and join the points with straight lines.

Analyse the attendance trend shown in the data.

A hockey coach tests four players using the Multi Stage Fitness Test. The coach compares the scores with the squad average of Level 8.

Identify which player scored below the squad average.

Identify which player scored above the squad average.

Explain two ways the coach could use this data to adapt training for the squad.

A tennis coach records a player's first-serve percentage and unforced errors over four matches.

Describe the trend in the player's first-serve percentage.

Describe the trend in the player's unforced errors.

Explain what the coach could conclude about the player's performance across the four matches.

A basketball coach is deciding which player should start at guard in a final. The coach has quantitative match data and qualitative observation notes.

Evaluate how useful the quantitative and qualitative data is for helping the coach select a starting player.

A hockey coach tests a player at the start and end of a six-week training programme. The coach also records match data from the same period.

Analyse the data and evaluate whether the training programme has improved the player's overall performance in hockey.

A school wants to find out whether its new lunchtime sports programme has improved students' attitudes towards physical activity. The PE department collects the following data:

• A survey asking 200 students to rate their enjoyment of sport from 1–10

• Interviews with 12 students about why they do or do not enjoy sport

• Teacher observations of participation during lunchtime sessions

Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the PE department's methods of collecting data.

A school records the number of students choosing each lunchtime activity. The PE department wants to present the data clearly to decide which activities should be offered more often.

Evaluate how the PE department should present and interpret this data to help plan future lunchtime activities.

A swimming coach records a performer's 100 m freestyle data over three races.

Analyse how both quantitative and qualitative data show whether the swimmer's performance has improved.