Statistics And Cartography Question Paper
Statistics And Cartography
Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2007
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2006/2007
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS, BACHELOR OF EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
AGE 200: STATISTICS AND CARTOGRAPHY
DATE: Wednesday 14th February, 2007
TIME: 4.30 p.m, - 6.30 p.m,
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer three questions only. At least one from each section.
Rlustrations should be used where appropriate.
SECTION A: CARTOGRAPHY
1.
On what basis and why should maps be classified?
2.
Describe the type of sources of Data for compiling a map.
3.
Discuss the effect of a change in scale of a map.
SECTION B: STATISTICS
4.
(a)
Define the following terms and concepts.
(i)
a bionomial model
(ii)
probability distribution
(iii)
standard error
(iv)
an experiment
(v)
sampling
(b)
Why should geographic variables be studied?
5.
Discuss the role of inferential statistics in geographical studies.
6.
(a)
What do you understand by the concepts
(i)
"95 confidence level"?
(ii)
Objective probability
(b)
Why should geographic data be subjected to statistical analysis?
(c)
Give a brief outline of necessary steps in testing an hypothesis.
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