MIP2602
Assignment 04
Contents
Question 1: ................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 The owner of Good Hope Cafeteria wants to explore the views of her
clientele on the service quality and food offered by the cafeteria. She purposefully
selects a sample of 20 patrons who ate lunch at the cafeteria on a particular
Tuesday and conducts interviews with them. ......................................................... 4
1.1.1 What is the population of interest? ......................................................... 4
1.1.2 What is the sample of interest? .............................................................. 4
1.1.3 What is the sampling unit in this scenario? ............................................. 4
1.1.4 Which data collection method is used to collect data from the clientele? 4
1.2 Mrs Mbeki conducted a survey to find out how many coins the learners in
her class had on them (in their pockets or purses). She obtained the following
data: 4
1.2.1 Copy and complete this frequency table to organise Mrs Mbeki’s data: . 4
1.2.2 What is the total number of learners in Mrs Mbeki’s class? .................... 4
1.2.3 How many learners had five coins on them? .......................................... 4
Question 2: ................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Is the data discrete or continuous? Explain your answer. ................................. 5
2.2 Which graph(s) can best display this type of data? Explain your answer. ........ 5
2.3 Calculate the following: ..................................................................................... 5
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Assignment 04
Contents
Question 1: ................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 The owner of Good Hope Cafeteria wants to explore the views of her
clientele on the service quality and food offered by the cafeteria. She purposefully
selects a sample of 20 patrons who ate lunch at the cafeteria on a particular
Tuesday and conducts interviews with them. ......................................................... 4
1.1.1 What is the population of interest? ......................................................... 4
1.1.2 What is the sample of interest? .............................................................. 4
1.1.3 What is the sampling unit in this scenario? ............................................. 4
1.1.4 Which data collection method is used to collect data from the clientele? 4
1.2 Mrs Mbeki conducted a survey to find out how many coins the learners in
her class had on them (in their pockets or purses). She obtained the following
data: 4
1.2.1 Copy and complete this frequency table to organise Mrs Mbeki’s data: . 4
1.2.2 What is the total number of learners in Mrs Mbeki’s class? .................... 4
1.2.3 How many learners had five coins on them? .......................................... 4
Question 2: ................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Is the data discrete or continuous? Explain your answer. ................................. 5
2.2 Which graph(s) can best display this type of data? Explain your answer. ........ 5
2.3 Calculate the following: ..................................................................................... 5
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