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Statistics And Cartography Question Paper

Statistics And Cartography

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

AGE 200: STATISTICS AND CARTOGRAPHY

DATE: Monday 6th October 2008 ______________TIME: 8.00am ? 10.00am
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any THREE questions only, at least ONE from each
Section. Illustrations should be used where appropriate.

Section A: Cartography
Q1.
Discuss why maps should be classified. [16 2/2 marks]
Q2.
Describe sources and methods of collecting and organization of geographic data. [16 2/3 marks]
Q3.
Discuss the types and uses of scale maps. [16 2/3 marks]

Section B: Statistics
Q4.
(a)
Define the following terms and concepts
(i)
a variable
(ii)
outcome
(iii)
a sample
(iv)
a random process
(v)
hypothesis
[8 1/3 marks]
(b)
Describe the use of any three statistical methods of organizing and presentation of geographic data. [8 1/3 marks]
Q5.
Discuss the importance of sampling in geographical research. [16 2/3 marks]
Q6.
(a)
What is a probability distribution? [4 1/3 marks]
(b)
The mean number of road traffic accidents occurring at some highway section has been known to be 5 in any month chosen randomly in many years. Assuming the road traffic accidents follows Poisson distribution compute probability that: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, accidents occur. [12 1/3 marks]