Types of Data/Data Representations

A teacher asked his students the following questions.

Which questions would yield categorical data? (Select ALL that apply)

• How many crayons do you have in your crayon box?

• What's your school ID number?

• How many pets do you have at home?

• What's your favorite animal?

A soccer coach asked the players on his team the following questions.

Which questions would yield numerical data? (Select ALL that apply)

• What's the number on the back of your jersey?

• How many goals have you scored this season?

• How many siblings do you have?

• What's your favorite position to play?

A regional business manager asked all of his employees the following questions.

Which question is a statistical question?

• Who was the first president of this company?

• What's Michael's favorite color?

• What's your favorite color?

• How many reams of paper does this company sell each week, on average?

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

A teacher asked each of her students, "how many points did you get on our last test?" The given dot plot was created.

What is the MODE of this data?

• 100

• 20

• 80, 85, and 90

• none

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

The following stem-and-leaf plot was created when a football coach asked, "what were the scores for each of the football games we played?"

How many games did the team play?

• 15

• 12

• 24

• 14

The frequency table was created when a class of first graders was asked, "what's your favorite type of big cat?" Determine the relative frequency for the response, "cheetah."

• 45%

• 25%

• 50%

• 30%

Tags

CCSS.8.SP.A.4