CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
CUMT105 Introduction to Statistics TUTORIAL WORKSHEET 1, 2 & 3

October 2020 Time: XXXX hours

Attempt ALL questions before the tutorial session.

A1. Define: Statistics, statistics, population, sample, parameter, statistic, variable, census, sam-
pling, and data.

A2. Statistical thinking is as necessary a qualification for efficient citizenship as the ability to read
and write. Briefly justify this opinion.

A3. State TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of

(a) primary data;

(b) secondary data;
(c) internal data sources; and
(d) external data sources.

A4. For a given situation in each case highlight the distinction between:

(a) Inferential Statistics and Descriptive Statistics;

(b) a population and a sample;
(c) a parameter and a statistic;
(d) primary data and secondary data; and
(e) an internal data source and an external data source.

A5. Differentiate

(a) Statistics from statistics.

(b) probability sampling from non-probability sampling.

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A6. Using an example in each case, describe how the following sampling procedures work. State
the pros and the cons for each procedure.

(a) judgmental sampling;

(b) convenience sampling;
(c) snowball sampling;
(d) quota sampling;
(e) simple random sampling;
(f) systematic random sampling;
(g) stratified sampling; and
(h) cluster sampling.

A7. The CUMT105 Introduction to Statistics Business Class comprises 200 BSCAC students, 140
BSBE students, 200 BSSCM students, 100 BSIM students and 10 BSRMCS students. Give
an outline of how you would come up with a sample of size 65 using the following procedures.

(a) Simple random sampling.

(b) Systematic random sampling.
(c) Stratified random sampling.
(d) Snowball sampling.
(e) Quota sampling.

A8. Briefly describe the FOUR scales of measurement.

A9. Complete the following table.

Variable of Interest Quanti./Quali. Disc./Cont. Scale

Programme of Study for a Student at CUT Qualitative N/A Nominal
Shelf life of Milk
Shoe Size
Number of Distinctions in CUMT105
ID Numbers
Temperature on the Centigrade Scale/ 0 C
Temperature on the Kelvin Scale/ K
Calendar Years

A10. (a) Describe the three approaches to data collection.

(b) Give the advantages and disadvantages of each approach to data collection.
(c) For each approach to data collection; identify, describe and give the advantages and
disadvantages of its different methods, if any.

END OF TUTORIAL WORKSHEET

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