The Statistical Process

Order the steps in the statistical process.

• Collect data

• Formulate a statistical question

• Interpret the data

• Analyze data in graphs

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What does a statistical question have?

• Variability

• Frequency

• Mode

• Data

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Statistical

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(b) Not Statistical

• How far do students in my class travel for vacation?

• What color is grass?

• What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• What is the main ingredient in chocolate?

• What is the favorite restaurant of students in my school?

• What is the average cost of a bag of chips at my supermarket?

• What is the average number of M & Ms in a bag?

• What is the capital of France?

• How many pets do students in my class have?

• How old is your dog?

• What is the square root of 16?

• How many times do 6th graders go to the mall each month?

Match the following data collection methods with their definitions.

• Asking people for their answers

• Experiment

• Getting data visually

• Observational study

• Planning a research method to get data

• Survey

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Categorical Data

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(b) Quantitative Data

• Favorite ice cream flavor

• Types of animals found on a hike

• How many pets you have

• How much money you spend on a birthday present

• How many siblings you have

• What sport you play most

• Names of pets

• Math test scores

• Number of seats at a movie theater

• Colors of shirts worn today

What is variability?

• Expecting numerical answers

• Expecting one answer

• Expecting more than one answer

• Expecting categorical answers

Categorical data is made of ​ (a)   and quantitative data is made of ​ (b)   .

• words
• numbers
• statistics
• surveys

Why would a question be statistical? Click all correct answers.

• It has variability

• It asks about a population

• It asks about "me" or "you"

• It has one possible response only