Statistics Quiz

What are statistical questions?

• Questions that anticipate variability in the data

• Questions that have a definite answer

• Questions that are unrelated to data

• Questions that involve complex calculations

What are non-statistical questions?

• Questions that anticipate variability in the data

• Questions that have a definite answer

• Questions where the data has no variability

• Questions that involve complex calculations

What is categorical data?

• data expressed using numbers or quantities.

• data expressed using characteristics or categories.

• questions that anticipate variability in the data

• data that is collected through experiments

What is numerical data?

• data expressed using numbers or quantities

• data expressed using characteristics or categories

• data that is collected through surveys

• data that is collected through experiments

Which of the following is a statistical question with categorical data?

• What is the average height of students in a class?

• What is the favorite color of students in a class?

• What is the probability of rolling a 6 on a fair die?

• What is the temperature in Celsius?

Which of the following is a statistical question with numerical data?

• What is the average height of students in a class?

• What is the favorite color of students in a class?

• What are the types of food served at Wilson during lunch?

• What are the political parties in the U.S?

What is an example of a Statistical Question?

• what are the favorite colors of students in this class?

• what are the colors of the U.S. flag?

• What is Mr. O's favorite color?

• How old is Mr. O. today?

What is an example of a Non-Statistical question?

• What is the favorite sport at Wilson?

• What is the mean/average GPA of students at Wilson?

• What are the colors of the Long Beach State flag?

• what are the favorite colors of students in this class?

What is an example of a question that will result in Categorical Data?

• what is the mean/average shoe size of students in this class? 12, 7, 11, 10, 10 ...

• how old is Mr. O. today? 40, 41, 47, ...

• what brand of phones do people use? iPhone, Samsung, Pixel…

• How many siblings do you have? 5, 3, 2, 0 ...

What is an example of a question that will result in Numerical Data?

• what is the mean/average shoe size of students in this class? 12, 7, 11, 10, 10 ...

• what are the favorite colors of students in this class? blue, red, yellow ...

• what brand of phones do people use? iPhone, Samsung, Pixel…

• What is the favorite food students prefer at Wilson? pizza, hamburgers, tacos ...