Grade 6 | Unit 8 | Lesson 1: Got Data? | Practice Problems

Tyler asked 10 students at his school how much time in minutes it takes them to get from home to school. Could Dot Plot 1 represent the data Tyler collected? Explain your reasoning.

• Yes, the times range from 5 minutes to 20 minutes.

• No, times seem unreasonable.

• No, there are too few data points.

• No, there are negative values.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Tyler asked 10 students at his school how much time in minutes it takes them to get from home to school. Could Dot Plot 2 represent the data Tyler collected? Explain your reasoning.

• Yes, the times range from 5 minutes to 20 minutes.

• No, the shortest time is more than an hour.

• No, there are too few data points.

• No, there are negative values.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Tyler asked 10 students at his school how much time in minutes it takes them to get from home to school. Could Dot Plot 3 represent the data Tyler collected? Explain your reasoning.

• Yes, the times range from 5 minutes to 20 minutes.

• No, times seem unreasonable.

• No, there are negative values.

• No, there are too few data points.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Tyler asked 10 students at his school how much time in minutes it takes them to get from home to school. Could Dot Plot 4 represent the data Tyler collected? Explain your reasoning.

• Yes, the times range from 5 minutes to 20 minutes.

• No, times seem unreasonable.

• No, there are too few data points.

• No, there are negative values.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

For each question, decide if the responses will produce numerical data or categorical data and give two possible responses. What is your favorite breakfast food?

• Numerical

• Categorical

For each question, decide if the responses will produce numerical data or categorical data and give two possible responses. How did you get to school this morning?

• Numerical

• Categorical

For each question, decide if the responses will produce numerical data or categorical data and give two possible responses. How many different teachers do you have?

• Numerical

• Categorical

For each question, decide if the responses will produce numerical data or categorical data and give two possible responses. What is the last thing you ate or drank?

• Numerical

• Categorical

For each question, decide if the responses will produce numerical data or categorical data and give two possible responses. How many minutes did it take you to get ready this morning—from waking up to leaving for school?

• Numerical

• Categorical

Write two questions that you could ask the students in your class that would result in categorical data. Explain how you know that responses to it would produce categorical data.