Statistics Quiz

David, Mia, and Nora are working on a school project. They have collected a lot of data and are unsure about how to proceed. What is the science they should use to organize, analyze, and interpret their data to make decisions?

• Biology

• Statistics

• Chemistry

• Physics

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Kai, Noah, and Evelyn are conducting a research project. What could their data consist of?

• Information from surveys they conducted

• Information from observations they made

• Information from experiments they performed

• Information from interviews they conducted

Aria, Liam, and Anika are conducting a survey in their school. They are interested in knowing the favorite sport of every student in their school. What is the collection of all these responses called?

• Sample

• Statistic

• Parameter

• Population

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Benjamin, Abigail, and Samuel are conducting a research study. Which of the following would be a numerical description of a population characteristic?

• Average age of people from a sample of one state they surveyed

• Average age of people from a sample of two states they surveyed

• Average age of all people in the United States

• Average age of people from a sample of three states they surveyed

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

In a school science fair, Ava, Elijah, and Grace collected data on the heights of different plant species. What does their task of organizing, summarizing, and displaying this data involve?

• Using the plant height data to make decisions

• Drawing conclusions about all plant species

• Descriptive statistics

• Predicting the heights of future plant species

Priya, Ava, and Aria are conducting a survey in their school to understand the students' favorite subjects. They plan to use this sample data to draw conclusions about the favorite subjects of all students in their city. Which branch of statistics are they using?

• Descriptive Statistics

• Prescriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Predictive Statistics

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Ava, Charlotte, and Rohan conducted a survey in their school to find out the average age of all students. In statistical terms, what is this average age considered as?

• Statistic

• Population

• Parameter

• Sample

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Rohan, Benjamin, and Michael conducted a survey in their school. What is the group of students they surveyed, which is a subset of the entire school population, called?

• Sample

• Statistic

• Population

• Parameter

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Emma, Grace, and Noah conducted a survey in their neighborhood to understand the average number of pets each household has. What is the numerical description of this sample characteristic they found called?

• Statistic

• Parameter

• Sample

• Population

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Evelyn, Luna, and Maya are working on a school project. They have collected various data related to their city's population, weather, and local businesses. They need to organize, analyze, and interpret this data to make decisions for their project. What is the science they are using?

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Statistics

• Biology

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3