Application of statistics questions | form three Geography

Josi and Losi are selling school bags. They always record data of their retailing in a notebook. Their friend Kosi is working in a supermarket as a storekeeper and she told them about the simplest way of presenting data for a single variable against time. Kosi showed her friends the
following table showing data of school bags received from 2001 to 2007.

1. Name the two simplest ways of presenting the data.
2. Explain five advantages of presenting the data by simple methods mentioned in (a).
3. Present the given statistical information by using simple graph.

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1. Define compound bar graph.
2. Study carefully the table below on hypothetical data about cash crops production (in `000 tonnes) in East Africa in the year 2000, then answer the questions that follow.

1. Draw compound bar graphs to represent the data provided.
2. Outline four merits of using compound bar graph.

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1. Define​ ​ simple​ ​ divided​ ​ circle.
2. Give​ ​ four​ ​ merits​ ​ of​ ​ using​ ​ simple​ ​ divided​ ​ circle.

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Carefully​ ​ study​ ​ the​ ​ bar​ ​ graph​ ​ presented​ ​ below​ ​ showing​ ​ production​ ​ of​ ​ crops​ ​ in​ ​ tonnes (“000”)​ ​ from​ ​ Ujamaa​ ​ village​ ​ in​ ​ 2010,​ ​ and​ ​ then​ ​ answers​ ​ the​ ​ questions​ ​ that​ ​ follow.

1. Draw​ ​ the​ ​ above​ ​ bar​ ​ graph​ ​ to​ ​ a ​ ​ simple​ ​ divided​ ​ circle​ ​ by​ ​ showing​ ​ all​ ​ the procedures.
2. Give​ ​ two​ ​ possible​ ​ factors​ ​ for​ ​ variation​ ​ of​ ​ crops production​ ​ in​ ​ the​ ​ above​ ​ bar​ ​ graph provided.

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1. What is a line graph?
2. List down the main types of line graphs.
3. Construct a line graph to show the trend of coffee production in Tanzania from 1970–1974 as shown in the table below:

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