Check Your Undersanding: tatistical Questioning

What is a statistical question?

• A question that can be answered with a simple yes or no

• A question that anticipates variability in data

• A question that has only one answer

• A question that is factual

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

Which of the following is an example of a good statistical question?

• What is the capital of Italy?

• How many students in the class are over six feet tall?

• Is chocolate ice cream popular?

• What is the speed of light?

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

A question that expects a variety of answers is considered:

• Non-statistical

• Statistical

• Irrelevant

• Factual

Which characteristic does NOT define a good statistical question?

• Requires data collection

• Has multiple answers

• Is too vague

• Can be quantitative or categorical

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

Which of the following is a non-statistical question?

• What is the average temperature in summer?

• How many hours do students sleep each night?

• What is the largest ocean on Earth?

• What percentage of students passed the exam?

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

What type of question is "How many students scored above 90% on the exam?"

• Descriptive

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Rhetorical

Which of the following questions could be considered a bad statistical question?

• What is the average height of students in 11th grade?

• How do students feel about school lunches?

• What is the most common pet among students?

• What do people think about climate change?

A scientific question should be:

• Vague and open-ended

• Testable through experimentation

• A simple fact

• Based on personal opinion

Which of the following is an example of a scientific question?

• How many stars are in the sky?

• What colors do people like most?

• How does temperature affect the rate of chemical reactions?

• Is summer the best season?

What does the independent variable in an experiment represent?

• A) The outcome being measured

• B) The factor that is changed or controlled

• C) A constant in the experiment

• D) The question being asked

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3