Unit 7: Statistical Questions
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Understand a statistical question as a question that can be answered by collecting data and where you anticipate there to be variation in the responses you collect.
Identify statistical questions.
Distinguish between numerical and categorical data.
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I had you watch a clip from Family Feud because in that show they ask a lot of Statistical Questions. All of the questions can have a variety of answers, making it a statistical question.
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What is the class accuracy of scores on the last quiz?
Example
a question that has different answers . It can be answered by collecting data. It cannot be a question with only one answer.
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means that the data is
different. Statistical questions must have variability
Variability
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the information is in words
Example: What is the most popular pizza flavor in the world?
Categorical Data
every value is a number
Example: What is the average amount of pizzas made a day?
Numerical Data
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Statistical Question:
Possible answers:
Type of Data:
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Question:
Reason it is not statistical:
Non-Example
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Multiple Choice
How many siblings do you have?
Statistical
Non-statistical
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Multiple Choice
How long did it take for each person to get to to school?
Statistical
Non-statistical
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Multiple Choice
What is your favorite color?
Statistical
Non-statistical
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Multiple Choice
How many books do each student in your class have?
Statistical
Non-statistical
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Multiple Choice
Choose the statistical question:
What time did you wake up this morning?
What time do sixth graders wake up each morning during the school week?
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Multiple Choice
Choose the statistical question:
How many sixth graders ate breakfast on Monday?
How many sixth graders eat breakfast each school day?
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
How old is the Statue of Liberty?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
How many apps does each each of your classmates have on their phones?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
How tall are the students in this class?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
How many runs did the Braves score yesterday?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
How many siblings do each of your classmates have?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
How many inches of rain did we get each day last week?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
What were the student scores for the math test?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Is the following a statistical question:
How many calories did each student eat for dinner last night?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
Statistical questions have _____ possible answers.
zero
one
only two
two or more
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Multiple Choice
What is a requirement of a statistical question?
one set answer
a variety of answers
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Open Ended
Create your own statistical Question!
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Understand a statistical question as a question that can be answered by collecting data and where you anticipate there to be variation in the responses you collect.
Identify statistical questions.
Distinguish between numerical and categorical data.
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