Statistical Questions

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What is a statistical question?

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A statistical question is one that anticipates variability in the data and can be answered by collecting data that varies.

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What is a non-statistical question?

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A non-statistical question is one that can be answered with a single value or a specific answer, without the need for data collection.

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Example of a statistical question.

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How many hours do students spend on homework each week?

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Example of a non-statistical question.

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What is the capital of France?

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What type of question is this: 'How many students are in the class?'

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Non Statistical Question

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What type of question is this: 'What is the average height of students in the school?'

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Statistical Question

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Why are statistical questions important?

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They help us understand trends, make predictions, and analyze data.

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What is variability in data?

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Variability refers to how much the data points differ from each other.

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What is data collection?

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Data collection is the process of gathering information to answer statistical questions.

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What is an example of data collection?

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Conducting a survey to find out how many pets students have.