The 5 W's of a Data Set

Open Ended

In your own words, what is statistics?

Multiple Choice

What is the mode? 500, 600, 700, 800, 500, 600

• 500 and 600

• 700

• 800 and 700

• 500

Multiple Choice

Find the median of the data set 9, 8, 7, 11, 7, 16, 3

• 8

• 7

• 3

• 2

Multiple Choice

What is the mode? 3, 12, 12, 14, 15, 4, 12, 12, 16, 16 

• 12

• 16

• 4

Multiple Choice

Find the median of these numbers: 4,2,7,4,3

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 4

Multiple Choice

What is being studied?

Compare the grades on a final math test of 25 students who use calculators and 25 students who do not use calculators. The students decide which group they are in.

• 50 math students

• Their grades on the final test

Multiple Choice

Who is being studied

Compare voter satisfaction levels between people assigned to use either paper ballots or touch‐ screen machines.

• Voters

• Paper ballots or touch-screen machines

Open Ended

Why might someone complete the following study?

Determine if people who take vitamin C every day are less likely to get colds.

Multiple Choice

Where is this study occurring?

Determine which brands of orange juice people prefer. The people are randomly chosen at the supermarket and are asked to taste both brands without knowing which brand they are drinking.

• At a supermarket

• On a survey

Multiple Choice

Who is being studied?

Estimate the number of students in your school who play video games more than 10 hours per week.

• Students

• Your School

• Video Games

• Hours per week

Multiple Choice

What is being studied?

Decide if computer games are more effective than paper and pencil drills for children learning the multiplication tables.

• Children

• Multiplication tables

• Math drills

• Computer Games vs. Paper & Pencil Drills

Open Ended

Why might a researcher be interested in the following?

Find out if not using car seat belts increases deaths and accidents.

Multiple Choice

Who is being studied?

• Children

• Climate change

• Registered American Voters

• Schools

Multiple Choice

What is being studied?

• Whether or not Children want to learn about climate change.

• Climate change's impact on student learning

• Opinions on teaching climate change.

• Whether or not Schools teach climate change

Open Ended

Why would a researcher be interested in this?

Multiple Choice

Where is this study taking place?

• In schools

• In America

• Online

• At the Center for Climate Change

Multiple Choice

When did this study take place?

• 2016

• 2013

• Doesn't Say

Open Ended

Based on this graphic, we don't know exactly how this study was conducted. Why might we want to know how a study is conducted?

Open Ended

Explain why each of these samples might be biased.

A random selection of women are called every morning for a week to determine if television shows are too violent.

Open Ended

Explain why each of these samples might be biased.

The first 10 customers of the day at a restaurant are asked if pizza should be added to the menu.

Open Ended

A January 2021 poll asked participants "In general, do you think things have gotten better or gotten worse in this country in the last 5 years?"

Why is knowing the 'when' (2021) important to our interpretation of this data?

Open Ended

A poll asked participants in Alabama "In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself more of a Republican or a Democrat?"

Why is knowing the 'where' (Alabama) important to our interpretation of this data?