Paper 2 · descriptive statistics / grouped data
A method of collecting statistical data involves obtaining information from every single member of a population, rather than from a sample of it. What is this method of data collection called?
Model answer
census
Also accepted: a census
Explanation: This is the definition of a census: data is collected from every member of the whole population rather than from a subset of it.
Derived from ZIMSEC Statistics Paper 2, November 2019, Q2
