St. James 04-28-2025 Statistics-Statistical Questions

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​Standards: G.SPID.1, G.SPID.2
Learning Goals:

• Distinguish statistical vs. non-statistical questions

• Identify numerical vs. categorical data

Statistical Questions

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

What Makes a Question Statistical?

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.

A question that expects different answers, not just one. Statistical questions use data to find patterns or summaries.


Example: "How many pets does each student in our class have?"

This is statistical because everyone might have a different number of pets.

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​Statistical Question

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What is a Statistical Question?

A few things must happen:

• A good "stats" question will allow multiple people to answer the question.

• A good "stats" question will allow for a variety of answers.

• It is all about how you word it!

What was the highest temperature it reached last year on March 9th?

Not Good Stats Question

How many cars does each person have in their driveway at home?

Good Stats Question

Two Examples

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a statistical question?

WHY?

• How many days are in March?

• On average, what is the temperature in March?

What color is Mrs. Moir's car?

Not Good Stats Question

What is each person's, in Mr. Fatigante's math class, favorite color?

Good Stats Question

Two More Examples

Multiple Choice

Select the statistical question.

• How old is your dog?

• On average, how old are the dogs that live on the street?

Multiple Choice

Select the statistical question.

• What proportion of the students at your school like watermelons?

• Do you like watermelons?

Multiple Choice

Select the statistical question.

• How many bricks are in the wall?

• What was the temperature at noon today at City Hall?

• On average, how many houses in the neighborhood have an iron gate ?

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a statistical question?

A) How many potato chips are in this bag?
B) What is the typical number of chips in a bag?
C) What type of chips are these?
D) What type of chips do students in this class prefer?

• a

• b

• c

• d

Multiple Choice

Which question is statistical?

A) What is your birthdate?
B) How tall are the students in this class?
C) What is 50 ÷ 5?
D) What color is the school logo?

• a

• b

• c

• d

You try!

Thumbs or Thumbs Down for each one:

What is 17 + 18?

You try!

Thumbs or Thumbs Down for each one:

How many siblings does each person have?

You try!

Thumbs or Thumbs Down for each one:

How much money did each person in 8th grader spend on lunch today?

You try!

Thumbs or Thumbs Down for each one:

How old is Mrs. Woodson?

You try!

Thumbs or Thumbs Down for each one:

Where is each person's favorite place to shop, in this class?

Numerical vs. Categorical Data

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What is categorical data?

 A collection of data that can be put into categories or groups.  Such as.......

 Breeds of Dogs!

Genres of books!

What is numerical data

These data are expressed in number form, (NOT words or letters), such as......

Your height! (How tall you are.)

Time spent walking!

Multiple Choice

“What is your favorite type of music?” is an example of:

A) Numerical Data
B) Categorical Data

• a

• b

Poll

What is your level of confidence of today's lesson?

Watch the video and take notes for class tomorrow.

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