Data From Statistical Questions

Choose the statistical question:

• What is the favorite pet of sixth graders at MSGA?

• How many sixth graders own a dog?

What is the main purpose for asking statistical questions?

• Surveying people is fun.

• We can create charts with statistics.

• Statistical questions help us gather data about a topic.

Statistical questions have _____ possible answers.

• zero

• one

• only two

• two or more

Which is a statistical question that could be asked about the kids in this picture? (more than one answer possible)

• How many kids are there in the picture?

• What are their ages?

• How old is the youngest kid?

• How many pets does each kid have?

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

• Quartiles

• Statistical Questions

• Box Plot

Is this a statistical question?

"How many pairs of tennis shoes do the students in our school have?"

• Yes, this is a statistical question

• No, this is not a statistical question

What statistical question could have been asked to gather the data found in this line plot?

• How many dogs do the students in the class have?

• How old are the dogs in the dog pound?

• What is the weight of the dogs in the neighborhood?

• What type of dog do the families in Mr. B's class have?

What is the statistical question that was asked to gather the data found in this line plot?

• How many books did the students in the class read last summer?

• How many pages are in the books you read last summer?

• How many kids in the class read books last summer?

• How old are the kids in the class?

What is the statistical question that was asked to gather the data found in this bar graph?

• How many students have green eyes?

• What color eyes do the students in Mr. Boughton's class have?

• How many students are in Mr. Boughton's class?

• How many eyes to the students in Mr. Boughton's class have?

Change to a statistical question: How many sixth graders like pizza?

• How many sixth graders ate pizza last night?

• How often does the typical sixth grader eat pizza?