a) Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or statistic: i) A recent study done by the alumni of UiTM indicated that the median annual salary of 15,000 of its 500,000 graduates was RM50,000. ii) The average salary of all assembly-line operators at the Honda car manufacturing plant in Pegoh. Alor Gajah was RM1,800. iii) The average weight of every 8th person entering a mall within an hour period was 67kg.

(3 marks) b) Identify the type of variables below and its level of measurement: i) Number on the jersey of a girls' soccer team. ii) Number of pages in your Introduction to Statistics textbook. iii) Rating given by 50 random customers in a fruit shop is either Good, Bad or Average.

(3 marks) c) Assume that a local garment manufacturer has 2,700 employees. The personnel manager then decides to obtain the employees' feedback on the company's performance to provide a better working environment for them. The manager chooses to sample only 300 employees because of time constraint. i) State the population and sampling frame for the study.

(2 marks) ii) Suggest the best data collection method for this study and give ONE (1) disadvantage of using the method mentioned.

(2 marks) iii) A questionnaire is to be designed for this survey. Suggest TWO (2) questions that can be used to measure the employees' satisfaction towards the facilities provided by the manufacturer using these two scale measurements: ordinal & ratio. (Your answer MUST NOT be a demographic question)

(2 marks)