Identifying Statistical Questions

Statistical Questions

Today we will learn about Statistical Questions and how to identify them.

Family Feud

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.

Watch the video and take notes.

• Statistics is the process of collecting, organizing, and interpreting pieces of information, or data.

• Statistical Questions: are questions that anticipates and accounts for a VARIETY of answers

Multiple Choice

How many siblings do you have?

• Statistical

• Non-statistical

Multiple Choice

How long did it take for each person to get to to school?

• Statistical

• Non-statistical

Multiple Choice

What is your favorite color?

• Statistical

• Non-statistical

Multiple Choice

How many books do each student in your class have?

• Statistical

• Non-statistical

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?

Multiple Choice

Choose the statistical question:

• How many sixth graders ate breakfast on Monday?

• How many sixth graders eat breakfast each school day?

Multiple Choice

Statistical questions should ALWAYS...

• provide helpful information for someone (be relevant)

• be meant for kids to answer

• be asked of adults, not kids

• have one right answer

Multiple Choice

Statistical questions have _____ possible answers.

• zero

• one

• only two

• two or more

Multiple Choice

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.

Multiple Choice

What is a requirement of a statistical question?

• one set answer

• a variety of answers

Open Ended

What did you learn in today's lesson? Tell me in one to two complete sentences.