Statistical Questions

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What is a statistical question?

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A statistical question is one that anticipates variability in the data and can be answered by collecting data that has a variety of answers.

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What is a requirement of a statistical question?

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A statistical question requires a variety of answers.

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Choose the statistical question: How many siblings does each sixth grader at CJHS have? or How many siblings do you have?

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The statistical question is: How many siblings does each sixth grader at CJHS have?

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Change this into a statistical question: What is the highest degree a teacher at Clinton has?

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The statistical question is: What types of degrees do teachers at Clinton have?

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Is this statistical or not? How many teachers work at Clinton School District?

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Not Statistical.

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Why would a car company ask buyers what color of car they preferred?

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The company wants to decide what percentage of their cars should be each color.

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What is variability in data?

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Variability refers to how much the data points differ from each other.

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What is a data set?

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A data set is a collection of related data points or values.

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What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

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Qualitative data describes characteristics or qualities, while quantitative data represents numerical values.

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What is a survey?

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A survey is a method of collecting data by asking people questions.