Job Skills Graph - Statistical Questions - IDS FALL 2025

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Last day to improve your grade, turn in late work. redo an assessment is

This Thursday, December 11, 2025 by 3:30pm.

When is the last day to improve?

• This Thursday, December 11, 2025 by 3:30pm

• The Final Exam

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This Monday, December 8, 2025, we will take notes and practice the last unit for the Final Exam.

How do you plan to keep or improve your grade?

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​Put your Thinking Catch-Up hat on.

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Why is it important to learn how to ask and answer good statistical questions in real life?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a statistical question?

• It has only one possible answer

• It can be answered with data and shows variability

• It cannot be answered with data

• It does not show variability

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A question must allow different answers to be considered a ___ question.

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Explain why a question like 'How long does it take students to get ready?' is considered a statistical question.

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Which of the following is NOT a statistical question?

• How long does it take students to get ready?

• How many pets do students in this class have?

• What is my age?

• What is the temperature right now?

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Write a statistical question that:

  • Multiple people can answer

  • Produces different responses

  • Requires data to answer

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Select all the characteristics that make a question statistical.

• It can be answered by multiple people.

• It produces different responses.

• It requires data to answer.

• It has only one possible answer.

On the next slide please
pay attention
and
analyze
The Job Skills Graph

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What do you wonder?

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What do you notice?

 

1. Which jobs cluster together?

  2.  Which jobs require similar skills?

  3.  Are some jobs far apart?

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How does the jobs graph help in understanding different career skill types?

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Based on the jobs graph description, which axis represents the transition from analytical (communication and critical thinking) to physical work?

• Top to Bottom

• Left to Right

• Bottom to Top

• Right to Left

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Are some jobs far apart?

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Which jobs require similar skills?

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Which jobs cluster together?

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Interpretation Question 1

•Do jobs that emphasize physical work tend to be on the left or right side of the graph?

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Interpretation Question 2

•Which kinds of jobs are located in the top-right corner?

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Interpretation Question 3

•What patterns do you see among jobs on the bottom-left of the graph?

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How do different occupations vary in the type of skills they emphasize?

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Compare Two Jobs

Choose ANY two jobs.

  1. How are they similar?

  2. How are they different?

  3. Why might this be?

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Write A Statistical Question that the graph can answer.

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Which of the following is the BEST statistical question you could ask about future job trends using this graph?

• A. What job do I want when I grow up?

• B. What will the world look like in 20 years?

• C. How might the skills required for different jobs change over time?

• D. What does the job “Electrician” mean?

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Based on the graph, which statistical question focuses on future skill needs?

BEST statistical question

• A. Which job on the graph pays the most?

• B. What skills will most jobs require more of in the future? ✔

• C. Who created this graph?

• D. How many jobs are in the bottom-left corner?

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Which question would help us compare future workers to the ones shown on the graph?

BEST statistical question

• A. How many jobs require a uniform?

• B. Will physical labor jobs decrease, increase, or stay the same in 10 years?

• C. What career is closest to the top-right corner?

• D. What job is the hardest?

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Which is a good statistical question about future automation using the graph?

BEST statistical question

• A. What is a robot?

• B. Which tasks will robots do for every job?

• C. Which job is the most fun?

• D. How might automation change the number of machine-heavy jobs over time?

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Using the structure of the graph, which question can students collect data on for their own future?

BEST statistical question

• A. What is the easiest job on the graph?

• B. What job should I choose?

• C. Which skill areas do students expect to use most in their future careers?

• D. How many jobs are blue dots?

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Which is a GOOD statistical question?

• What is a surgeon?

• Where is ‘Nurse’ located?

• How do medical jobs vary in emphasized skills?

• Who earns the most money?

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Which quadrant contains the most physically demanding jobs?

• Top-left

• Top-right

• Bottom-left

• Bottom-right

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Which group of jobs requires strong communication and critical thinking

• Right Side

• Bottom

• Left Side

• Upper Right

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Why do certain job types cluster together?

Think about:

  Similar training

  Similar work tasks

   Similar environments

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FR 1

1. Write a statistical question that could be answered using the jobs graph.

2.Explain why it is statistical.

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FR 2

•Choose one job and describe the skills it emphasizes based on its location on the graph.

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FR 3

•Compare two job quadrants. What patterns do you notice? What might explain these patterns?

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FR 4

•Describe how you could collect more data to better understand skill differences among jobs.

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FR 5

•Explain how variability is shown in this graph. Give two examples of how jobs differ.

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FR 6

•Which skills do YOU think you are strongest in — communication, problem-solving, physical work, or creative thinking?

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FR 7

1. Which job on the graph do you think best matches your interests or strengths?

2. What makes you choose that job?

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FR 8

•Think about your future. If YOU were added as a data point on the job graph, where do you think you would fit and why?

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FR 9

1. How might jobs move on the graph in the future?

2. Will some jobs become more communication-focused?

3. Will physical jobs require more technical skill?

4. Will new job types appear?

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FR 10

1. What is one question about your daily life that would be a statistical question? In other words write a statistical question about your life to students can relate to.

  2. Explain why it has more than one possible answer. What answer choices do you expect to see.

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Poll

How did the work today make you feel?

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What questions do you have about the work from today?

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Is there anything you'd like to share with math or non-math related?

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This Thursday, December 11, 2025 by 3:30pm is the ​Last day to improve your grade, turn in late work. redo an assessment is.


This Monday, December 8, 2025, we will take notes and practice the last unit for the Final Exam.

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