ZIMSEC A-Level Statistics
6.7.1Sampling techniques and estimation of population parameters
Sampling techniques and estimation of population parameters in ZIMSEC A-Level Statistics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview
Form 5.
Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 6.7.1.1Form 5: distinguish between a sample and a population and between probability and non-probability sampling techniques.
- 6.7.1.2Form 5: apply sampling methods to identify representative samples.
- 6.7.1.3Form 5: calculate the sample mean, variance and standard deviation and unbiased estimates of population parameters.
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Populations, samples and sampling methods
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Unbiased estimates of the population mean and variance
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