Question 19M.2.HL.TZ1.a.i

This set of data-based questions produced the best showing among candidates. Teachers are to be commended for developing these skills in their students. Many candidates showed confidence in looking at unfamiliar data and formulating answers. Some weaknesses included not being careful with what they were writing when there were similar aspects in the data set (total population size and population density), comparing and contrasting - many students finding this difficult and simply writing descriptions of the data set rather than focussing on similarities and differences. Also giving information on part of a data set where some aspects of the data set may be similar in name but fundamentally different (e.g. Total population and population density) – Some candidates used incorrect parts of data sets rather than those that had been asked about - for example, talking about Ebola cases rather than Ebola deaths, total population size rather than population density.