Question 12
- List four components of tourism statistics.
The table below shows an inflow of tourists into the National Museum, Lagos and Ikogosi Warm Spring from 2011 to 2015.
S/N |
Year |
Number of Tourists |
|
National Museum, Lagos |
Ikogosi Warm Spring |
||
1 |
2011 |
650 |
600 |
2 |
2012 |
750 |
400 |
3 |
2013 |
900 |
650 |
4 |
2014 |
860 |
500 |
5 |
2015 |
1000 |
850 |
- Calculate the average number of tourists that visited the National Museum, Lagos from 2011 to 2015.
- Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 200 tourists on y-axis, show the tourists visits to National museum, Lagos and Ikogosi Warm Spring in a group bar chart.
This statistical question was poorly answered by the candidates who attempted it. The components of tourism statistics are:
- inflow
- outflow
- tourist expenditure
- tourism sector statistics
- employment statistics
- accommodation statistics
- tourist profile statistics
The graph was poorly drawn by some candidates. Improvement can only come through practice.