Are the services in a settlement directly proportional to the population of that settlement?

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Are the services in a settlement directly proportional to the population of that settlement?

We already know what directly proportional means, if the population of a settlement doubles, the services should double. E.g., 1000 people, 10 services, or 2000 people 20 services. This makes the method easier. Firstly, we found out the population figures of the settlement we decided to survey. We obtained these figures from the local council, who gave us mid-term estimates, as the census figures may be a bit old. Secondly, we chose which settlements we would visit. Different ranges of settlements were chosen, ranging from large to small settlements. Eight settlements were chosen, including Maldon and South Woodham Ferrers. These are:

Bradwell Water/Bradwell on Sea

Tillingham

Stone/St Lawrence

Steeple

Southminister

Burnham on Crouch

Mayland

Latchingdon

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Due to visiting every settlement being to time consuming, we decided to do a representative sample. We were divided into eight groups, with each group visiting, 1 small, 1 medium, and both the large settlements, Maldon and South Woodham Ferrers. Next, we found the service totals in the settlements we chose. We carried out a survey in the chosen settlements using the weighting system and a logging sheet. We were dropped off at the high street of the settlement and on the logging sheet, we noted every service there. This is how the logging sheet works, every time you see ...

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