SPA Chapter 1.1-1.5

What is statistics?

• The science and art of collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data

• The study of roller coasters

• The process of asking questions and collecting data

• The distribution of a variable

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

What is the first step in the statistical problem-solving process?

• Analyze data

• Ask questions

• Interpret results

• Collect data

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What is an individual in a data set?

• A person, animal, or thing described in a set of data

• A variable that takes number values

• The count of individuals having each data value

• The proportion or percent of individuals having each data value

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

What is a categorical variable?

• A variable that takes number values

• A variable that assigns labels to individuals

• The count of individuals having each data value

• The proportion or percent of individuals having each data value

What does a frequency table show?

• The count of individuals having each data value

• The proportion or percent of individuals having each data value

• The pattern of variation of values a variable takes

• The average value of a variable

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5A

What does a relative frequency table show?

• The count of individuals having each data value

• The proportion or percent of individuals having each data value

• The pattern of variation of values a variable takes

• The average value of a variable

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CCSS.8.SP.A.4

What is the purpose of statistics?

• To make good decisions based on data

• To study roller coasters

• To ask questions and collect data

• To analyze and interpret results

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

What are individuals in a data set?

• People, animals, or things described in a set of data

• Variables that take number values

• The count of individuals having each data value

• The proportion or percent of individuals having each data value

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

What is a quantitative variable?

• A variable that assigns labels to individuals

• A variable that takes number values

• The count of individuals having each data value

• The proportion or percent of individuals having each data value

What does the distribution of a variable tell us?

• The count of individuals having each data value

• The proportion or percent of individuals having each data value

• The pattern of variation of values a variable takes

• The average value of a variable

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2