Unit 1 Lesson 1

What does variability refer to in statistics?

• How spread out the data is or how much it changes from data point to data point.

• The average value of the data.

• The total number of data points.

• The highest value in the data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

What is a statistical question?

• A question that can be answered by collecting data that vary.

• A question that has only one possible answer.

• A question that does not require any data.

• A question about mathematical operations.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

Which of the following is a statistical question?

• What is my height?

• What is the color of my shirt?

• What are the heights of the students in this class?

• What is the name of my school?

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

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

• How many letters are in the word 'statistical'?

• What is the capital of France?

• How many letters are in the words of a random page from a novel?

• What is 2 + 2?

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

Which question is a statistical question?

• What is the average number of cars in the parking lot on Monday mornings?

• How many teeth does my mother have?

• How many times have I watched Star Wars?

• Am I hungry?

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

What is the definition of a population in statistics?

• The entire group you want to gather information about

• A subset of the group you collect data from

• The process of collecting data

• The method used to analyze data

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

What is a sample in the context of statistics?

• The entire group you want to gather information about

• A subset of the population from which you actually collect data

• The process of analyzing the entire group

• The method used to select the population

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

What is a census?

• When we collect data from every member of the population

• When we collect data from only a sample of the population

• When we analyze only numerical data

• When we ignore data from the population

What does the term "individual" refer to in a set of data?

• The process of collecting data

• The objects described by a set of data, such as people, animals, or things

• The total number of data points

• The average value in the data set

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

What is a variable in the context of data?

• The total number of individuals in a population

• A characteristic of an individual that can have different values for different individuals

• The process of collecting data

• The sum of all data values

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B