Statistical Questions and Variables

What are the variables in the following expression?

• 3, 4, 1 and 7

• z, x and y

• + and -

• 15

Choose the statistical question from the options below.

• What is the speed of light?

• How many pages does the longest book in your library have?

• What is the average amount of time students spend on social media each day?

• Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest?

Which of the following is a statistical question?

• What is the height of the tallest building in the world?

• How tall is the tallest building in your city?

• What is the average height of buildings in major cities around the world?

• What color is the Empire State Building?

What characteristic does a statistical question have?

• It is about a single event or fact.

• It is based on personal preferences.

• It involves variability and requires data to describe it.

• It can be answered without collecting data.

Choose the statistical question:

• What time did you wake up this morning?

• What time do sixth graders wake up each morning during the school week?

a question that can be answered by collecting data that vary.

• Quartiles

• Statistical Questions

• Box Plot

Which question is designed to be answered by collecting data?

• What is the distance from Earth to the Moon?

• How many different species of birds are observed in the local park over a month?

• What is the boiling point of water at sea level?

• Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet"?

What makes a question statistical?

• It can be answered with a simple fact.

• It asks for an opinion.

• It requires data collection and analysis to answer.

• It has a yes or no answer.