Representing and Describing Statistical Data in Various Ways

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?

On average, how many pencils does each classroom go through daily?

• Statistical

• Non Statistical

Choose the statistical question:

• How many cousins does each sixth grader at YMS have?

• How many siblings do you have?

Statistical questions have _____ possible answers.

• zero

• one

• only two

• two or more

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

• How many sixth graders ate pizza last night?

• How many times per week do sixth graders eat pizza?

How many students read no books (zero) last summer?

• 6

• 1

• 4

• 3

Each dot represents 1 day. How many days were recorded?

• 9

• 21

• 20

• 105

Identify the cluster of the data.

• 2 - 4

• 1 - 4

• 6 - 9

• 8 - 9

Identify the outlier of the data.

• 9

• 6

• 8

• 2

Which statement best describes the data shown in the dot plot?

• The peak of the data is at 35

• The data are clustered from 30 to 32

• The data distribution has gaps

• The data distribution is symmetrical

What is the peak for this data?

• 80

• 70

• 90

• 75, 85