MIP2601
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 25 MAY 2026
,MIP2602 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DUE 25 MAY 2026
QUESTION 1: POPULATION, SAMPLE, AND VARIABLES
1.1 Identify the population and sample in this study. Support your answer with
reference to the Eastern Cape
Population: All Intermediate Phase teachers in the Eastern Cape district from which
the workshop participants were drawn.
Sample: The 19 Intermediate Phase teachers who attended the professional
development workshop and provided their data.
Context: The study refers to “one district in the Eastern Cape” the population is
therefore the entire set of Intermediate Phase teachers in that specific district, while
the sample is the subset who were present at the workshop and chose to participate.
1.2 The three variables
Distance (km): The distance in kilometres between the teacher’s home and school.
Coins: The number of coins the teacher was carrying at the time of the survey.
Favourite colour: The teacher’s stated favourite colour.
, 1.3 Classification of each variable
Distance:
Quantitative, because it is a measured value expressed in kilometres.
Numerical (continuous), because distance can take any value within a range and is not
restricted to whole numbers.
Coins:
Quantitative, because it is a count.
Numerical (discrete), because the number of coins is a whole-number count (0, 1, 2,
…).
Favourite
colour:
Qualitative, because it describes a characteristic.
Categorical (nominal), because the categories are names with no inherent order.
1.4 Measurement scale for each variable
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 25 MAY 2026
,MIP2602 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DUE 25 MAY 2026
QUESTION 1: POPULATION, SAMPLE, AND VARIABLES
1.1 Identify the population and sample in this study. Support your answer with
reference to the Eastern Cape
Population: All Intermediate Phase teachers in the Eastern Cape district from which
the workshop participants were drawn.
Sample: The 19 Intermediate Phase teachers who attended the professional
development workshop and provided their data.
Context: The study refers to “one district in the Eastern Cape” the population is
therefore the entire set of Intermediate Phase teachers in that specific district, while
the sample is the subset who were present at the workshop and chose to participate.
1.2 The three variables
Distance (km): The distance in kilometres between the teacher’s home and school.
Coins: The number of coins the teacher was carrying at the time of the survey.
Favourite colour: The teacher’s stated favourite colour.
, 1.3 Classification of each variable
Distance:
Quantitative, because it is a measured value expressed in kilometres.
Numerical (continuous), because distance can take any value within a range and is not
restricted to whole numbers.
Coins:
Quantitative, because it is a count.
Numerical (discrete), because the number of coins is a whole-number count (0, 1, 2,
…).
Favourite
colour:
Qualitative, because it describes a characteristic.
Categorical (nominal), because the categories are names with no inherent order.
1.4 Measurement scale for each variable
