Statistical questions

Edgar is looking at the classes in D Wing during 5th period today. Which questions are statistical questions?

• How many students are in Miss McCain's class?

• What percentage of classes have more than 30 students?

• How large is each class?

• How many classrooms are there on D Wing?

Amelia is looking at her past homework scores. Which questions are statistical questions?

• What score did she get on her last homework?

• How many homework assignments have a perfect score?

• What is the lowest score she had on a homework assignment?

• What homework scores has she gotten?

A coach is looking at 40 yard dash times. Which questions are statistical questions?

• How many feet are in 40 yards?

• What was the average time to run 40 yards?

• How fast can the coach run a 40 yard dash today?

• What percentage of students ran the 40 yard dash in less than 15 seconds?

A group of students are selling candy bars. Which questions are statistical questions?

• How much does a candy bar cost?

• How many students sold more than 50 candy bars?

• How many candy bars come in one box?

• How many candy bars were sold by each student?

Which question is statistical?

• What are the favorite colors of students in the class?

• What is Dr. Schlatter's favorite color?

• What color do you get if you mix blue and red paint?

• What color is in the background of this question?

Which question is statistical?

• How tall are the teachers at Ridgewood?

• How tall is Dr. Schlatter?

• How many inches are in six feet?

• How many inches tall is an iPad?

A group of sixth graders is going on a field trip on two buses. Which questions are statistical questions?

• How much does it cost to go on the field trip?

• How many buses are there?

• What grade is each student on the field trip?

• How many students are on each bus?

What helps you know a question is statistical?

• Variability in the answers

• A large amount of data

• A survey or a large amount of research

• Exactly the same answer from each person

• Asking only one person