Chapter 12 Lesson 2- Describe Data Collection

A property or characteristic of the item being measured is

• statistical question

• unit of measurement

• attribute

• observation

Select all answer choices that can be considered units of measurement.

• pounds

• volume

• inches

• minutes

A tool used for the observations or measurements is called

• means

• units of measurement

• observations

• volume

What means was likely used to obtain the measurements?

(select all that apply)

• stopwatch

• timer

• clock

• measuring cup

The number of measurements made when gathering data is called

• observations

• data

• attributes

• collection

Based on this chart, please describe the attribute.

• weight

• pounds

• volume

• 10

Based on the data in the chart, please select the number of observations.

• 10

• 12

• 9

• 2

Based on the data in the chart, what is the unit of measurement?

• cups

• ounces

• measuring cup

• volume

Statistical Question: How tall are my 18 classmates?

Based on the statistical question, what would be an appropriate unit of measurement to use?

• feet

• ounces

• cups

• weight

What is the attribute for this data?

• cups

• centimeters

• amount of cereal

• 16