Types of Statistical Questions

What are survey questions?

• Questions we ask to get the data

• Questions we ask to get the answer we want

• Questions we ask to get the information that we're seeking

• Questions we ask to get the answer for

Which questions are investigative questions: 2 choices.

• What is your age?

• How does the average age of your family compare to other racial groups' families?

• How tall are you?

• How does your GPA compare to the average student?

The 3 different types of investigative questions are:

• Summary, Comparison, Association

• Summative, Complementary, Associative

• Comparative, Summary, Associative

• Variation, Investigative, Statistical

A good Statistical Investigative Question:

• Address variability and can be answered with data

• Address data and can be answered with variability

• Answer questions and can be answered with information

• Address the crowd and can be answered with honesty

A good Statistical Investigative Question:

• Address variability and can be answered with data

• Address data and can be answered with variability

• Answer questions and can be answered with information

• Address the crowd and can be answered with honesty

The term variability refers to?

• The values for each variable vary depending on which person or thing we are observing

• A constant that is changing

• The movement along a row of a Data Table

• The variable values

Which of the following are considered quantitative variables? (Choose all that apply).

• Average driving speed

• Type of car you own

• Month of your birthday

• Your age

A veterinarian polled her clients who own dogs as to whether or not they used dry food only for their dogs. Which of the following describes the population of this survey?

• pet owners

• dog owners

• this veterinarian's clients

• this veterinarian's dog-owning clients

Is this a statistical question?

"What is the tallest building in Chicago, IL?"

• YES

• NO

Is this a statistical question?

"What is the most popular store among teenagers in the Turtlecreek Mall?"

• YES

• NO