Statistical Questions Intro

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How tall are the students in our class?

• Statistical

• Non Statistical

What is the main purpose for asking statistical questions?

• Surveying people is fun.

• We can create charts with statistics.

• Statistical questions help us gather data about a topic.

True or False?

Statistical questions can help researchers determine patterns that might point to problems to be solved.

• True

• False

Is the following question statistical or non-statistical?
You ask all 6th graders in your school, "How many hours of television did you watch this week?"

• Statistical question

• Non-Statistical question

a question that can be answered by collecting data that vary.

• Quartiles

• Statistical Questions

• Box Plot

What makes a question statistical?

• It can be answered with a simple fact.

• It asks for an opinion.

• It requires data collection and analysis to answer.

• It has a yes or no answer.

Which of the following is a statistical question?

• Who scored the highest in the last math test?

• How many students in your class have pets?

• What is the capital of Canada?

• Is the Nile River longer than the Amazon River?

Choose the statistical question from the options below.

• What is the speed of light?

• How many pages does the longest book in your library have?

• What is the average amount of time students spend on social media each day?

• Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest?

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?

On average, how many pencils does each classroom go through daily?

• Statistical

• Non Statistical

Which of the following questions would require gathering and analyzing data to answer?

• What is the height of Mount Everest?

• How many countries are there in the world?

• What is the average temperature in July in cities near the equator?

• What is the chemical formula for water?