Worksheetsstatistical questions
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What is a requirement of a statistical question?
one set answer
a variety of answers
Choose the statistical question:
How many sixth graders ate breakfast on Monday?
How many sixth graders eat breakfast each school day?
Choose the statistical question:
What is the favorite pet of sixth graders at CJHS?
How many sixth graders own a dog?
Choose the statistical question:
How many siblings does each sixth grader at CJHS have?
How many siblings do you have?
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?
Which of the following are reasons to ask statistical questions?
Data can help identify problems to solve.
Data can help businesses make better decisions.
Data can help people make informed choices.
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
Statistical questions should ALWAYS...
provide helpful information for someone (be relevant)
be meant for kids to answer
be asked of adults, not kids
have one right answer
How many cats does Amy own?
statistical
non-statistical
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?
Why would a car company ask buyers what color of car they preferred?
The company wants to paint their cars a new color.
The company wants to decide what percentage of their cars should be each color.
True or False?
Statistical questions can help researchers determine patterns that might point to problems to be solved.
True
False
Statistical or Not?
How many teachers work at Clinton School District?
Not Statistical
Statistical
Statistical or Not?
How many years experience do teachers at Clinton School District have?
Not Statistical
Statistical
Statistical or Not?
What was the highest score on the NWEA MAP Math Test this Spring?
Not Statistical
Statistical
Change this into a statistical question:
What is the highest degree a teacher at Clinton has?
What is the highest degree a principal at Clinton has?
What is the highest degree a parent at Clinton has?
How many teachers have graduate degrees?
What types of degrees do teachers at Clinton have?
Statistical Question: How many families visit Magic Springs each week during the summer?
Why might the amusement park want that information?
The park may be changing their hours.
The park may be planning the best time for a family movie night.
The park may be adding vegan options to their menu.
Statistical Question: What are the peak hours that families visit Magic Springs each Monday during summer?
Why might the park want to ask that question?
The park is considering changing its hours of operation.
The park is planning to host a family day on a Saturday.
The park is planning to increase the number of strollers it has.
Statistical Question: What outdoor activities do junior high students enjoy during summer?
Why is that question relevant to someone who organizes a summer camp?
The data will help organizers plan an appropriate schedule of activities.
The data will indicate which students plan to attend the camp.
The data will help organizers decide on advertising.
How many cars are in the parking lot?
What pets does our class have?
How many lanterns are hanging in our classroom
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many siblings do each student have?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many students like the color blue?
Statistical
Non Statistical
How many ceiling tiles are in our classroom?
How tall are the students in our class?
On average, how many water bottles do every class go through daily?
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many people prefer Nike over Adidas?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many students in our school prefer chocolate chip over oatmeal raisin?
Statistical
Non Statistical
A question that anticipates and accounts for a variety of answers is called a/an
nonstatistical question
statistical question
variable
histogram
What were the students scores for the math test?
statistical
not statistical
Which class earned the most points?
Statistical
Not statistical
How long did each person in Mrs. Whitfield's class take to eat lunch?
Statistical
Non statistical
How many girls are in Mr. Parzick's class?
Statistical
Not Statistical
How much money did each class fundraise?
Statistical
Non statistical
How tall is Mrs. Stanley?
Statistical
Not statistical
What are the heights of all teachers at Allison Elementary
Statistical
Not statistical
How many pieces of mail was delivered each day in April?
Statistical
Not Statistical
How much mail did Mrs. Feriozzi get today?
Statistical
Not Statistical
How high is the Thunderbolt?
Statistical
Not statistical
Give the heights of all roller coasters in the US.
Statistical
Not statistical
What is Mrs. Whitfield's favorite color?
Statistical?
Not statistical
How many video games does each person own?
Statistical
Not statistical
How many apps do my classmates have on their phone?
Statistical
Not statistical
What are the batting averages of all the Pgh. Pirates?
Statistical
Not statistical
How much does the puppy weigh?
Statistical
Not statistical
How much do each of the puppies in the pet shop weigh?
Statistical
Not statistical
How many miles did you ride on your bike?
Statistical
Not statistical
YOUR TURN! Give an example of a statistical question!
How many cars are in the parking lot?
What pets does our class have?
How many lanterns are hanging in our classroom
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many siblings do each student have?
Statistical
Non Statistical
How many ceiling tiles are in our classroom?
How tall are the students in our class?
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many people prefer Nike over Adidas?
Statistical
Non Statistical
How many cars are in the parking lot?
What pets does our class have?
How many lanterns are hanging in our classroom
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many siblings do each student have?
Statistical
Non Statistical
How many ceiling tiles are in our classroom?
How tall are the students in our class?
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many people prefer Nike over Adidas?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What pets do the students in our class have?
Statistical
Non statistical
How many lanterns are hanging in our classroom
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many siblings do each student have?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many students like the color blue?
Statistical
Non Statistical
How tall are the students in our class?
How many ceiling tiles are in our classroom?
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many students in our school prefer chocolate chip over oatmeal raisin?
Statistical
Non Statistical
On average, how many water bottles does every class go through daily?
A sixth grader asks her guidance counselor: How many clubs and sports are open to sixth graders at this school?
Is the following question statistical or non-statistical?
You ask people in an airport, "How many states have you visited?"
Statistical Question
Non-Statistical question
Choose the statistical question:
What is the favorite pet of sixth graders at CJHS?
How many sixth graders own a dog?
Choose the statistical question:
How many sixth graders ate breakfast on Monday?
How many sixth graders eat breakfast each school day?
What is a requirement of a statistical question?
one set answer
a variety of answers
Choose the statistical question:
How many siblings does each sixth grader at CJHS have?
How many siblings do you have?
Which of the following are reasons to ask statistical questions?
Data can help identify problems to solve.
Data can help businesses make better decisions.
Data can help people make informed choices.
Statistical questions have _____ possible answers.
zero
one
only two
two or more
What are 6th graders' favorite flavors of ice cream?
How many ceiling tiles are in our classroom?
How tall are the students in our class?
How many music videos has Taylor Swift made?
How many pairs of shoes does each student in your class have?
How many apps do my classmates have on their phones?
A sixth grader asks her guidance counselor: How many clubs and sports are open to sixth graders at this school?
How many words are there in this sentence?
You ask all 6th graders in your school, "How many hours of television did you watch this week?"
You ask people in an airport, "How many states have you visited?"
How is a statistical question different from a non-statistical question?
A statistical question has only one correct answer.
A statistical question has a variety of possible answers.
A statistical question does not need a question mark after it.
Statistical questions are not used to gather data.
Choose the statistical question:
How many sixth graders ate breakfast on Monday?
How many sixth graders eat breakfast on a typical morning?
How many sixth graders ate breakfast on Tuesday?
How many 6th graders ate breakfast on Friday?
Choose the statistical question:
What is the favorite pet of sixth graders at MSGA?
How many sixth graders own a dog?
Choose the statistical question:
What time did you wake up this morning?
What time do sixth graders typically wake up during the school week?
What time does school open its doors for students to enter?
Which of the following are reasons to ask statistical questions? More than one answer is possible.
Data can help identify problems to solve.
Data can help businesses make better decisions.
Data can help people make informed choices.
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
Statistical questions should ALWAYS...
provide helpful information for someone (be relevant)
be meant for kids to answer
be asked of adults, not kids
have one right answer
How many cats does Mr. Boughton own?
statistical
non-statistical
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?
Why would a car company ask buyers what color of car they preferred?
The company wants to know if they should make more trucks or more SUVs.
The company wants to decide what percentage of their cars should be each color.
The company want to decide what "extras" like hands-free parking and video cameras they should include in their cars.
Statistical or Not?
How many teachers work at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy?
Not Statistical
Statistical
Statistical or Not?
How many years of experience do teachers at MSGA have?
Not Statistical
Statistical
Lola learned in science class that our bodies get energy from the foods we eat. What is the statistical question that she was thinking next?
How many calories (energy) does one cup of oatmeal have?
How many calories (energy) per day is recommended for a person my age?
How many calories (energy) do the different types of food I eat have in them?
What is a calorie?
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?
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?
Explain why this question is not a statistical question: "How many students at MSGA have green eyes?
It isn't statistical because not very many kids have green eyes.
It isn't statistical because it's impossible to get this information.
It isn't statistical because this data would be useless and irrelevent.
It isn't statistical because there is no variability in the response; there is only one correct answer.
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many cars are in the parking lot?
Statsitical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What pets does our class have?
Statistical
Non statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many siblings do each student have?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many students in 5th period like the color blue?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many ceiling tiles are in the math classroom?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How tall are the students in our class?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many minutes do 6th grade students typically spend on homework each week?
Statistical Q
Non Statistical Q
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What time does school get out today?
Statistical Q
Non Statistical Q
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many days are in March?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many cars were sold each day this month?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How long did each person in the cafeteria take to eat lunch?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many girls are in are in the 5th period Math class?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many apps do my classmates have on their phones?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What size shoes does each person in the class wear?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many cars are in your driveway?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How old are the paintings in the museum?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many cars are in the parking lot?
Statsitical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What pets does our class have?
Statistical
Non statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many siblings do each student have?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many students in 5th period like the color blue?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many ceiling tiles are in the math classroom?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How tall are the students in our class?
Statistical
Non Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many minutes do 6th grade students typically spend on homework each week?
Statistical Q
Non Statistical Q
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What time does school get out today?
Statistical Q
Non Statistical Q
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many days are in March?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many cars were sold each day this month?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How long did each person in the cafeteria take to eat lunch?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many girls are in are in the 5th period Math class?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many apps do my classmates have on their phones?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What size shoes does each person in the class wear?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many cars are in your driveway?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How old are the paintings in the museum?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
How many books are in every cupboard of your house?
Statistical
Non Statistical
How many hours per night do students in each 6th grade class spend on homework?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
How many McDonald's hamburgers are eaten by kids in South Carolina on a weekly basis?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
What is your personal favorite flavor of ice cream?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
How many students in our class behold to a social media website?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
How many hours did you spend watching TV this weekend?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
What is your (single person) favorite shoe brand?
How many cars are in the parking lot?
How much does my pet grapefruit weigh?
Non-Statistical because it is talking about only YOUR grapefruit.
This is a statistical question becaue the family members could eat at different timings and it may change from year to year.
How much money did you earn mowing lawns this past Saturday?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
What is the average number of cars in the parking lot on Monday mornings?
Non-Statistical because it is only one moment and one person so there is only one answer.
Statistical because you are using multiple cars and multiple days so there can be multiple answers.
This is not a statistical question because it is only asking about you and how many times you have looked at how many cars their are in the morning.
How many teeth does my grandmother have? And why?
I just don't know!
My grandmother has only a certain amount of teeth and they keep falling out what would happen?
Unless the grandmother constantly loses teeth this question is non-statistical because it is only asking about your mom not multiple moms.
Am I Hungry?
This is a Statistical Question because you could eat anytime.
Non-Statistical because it is only one moment and one person so there is only one answer.
How much does my pet grapefruit weigh?
Non-Statistical because it is talking about only YOUR grapefruit.
This is a statistical question becaue the family members could eat at different timings and it may change from year to year.
What is the average number of cars in the parking lot on Monday mornings?
Non-Statistical because it is only one moment and one person so there is only one answer.
Statistical because you are using multiple cars and multiple days so there can be multiple answers.
This is not a statistical question because it is only asking about you and how many times you have looked at how many cars their are in the morning.
Am I Hungry?
This is a Statistical Question because you could eat anytime.
Non-Statistical because it is only one moment and one person so there is only one answer.
How many teeth does my grandmother have? And why?
I just don't know!
My grandmother has only a certain amount of teeth and they keep falling out what would happen?
Unless the grandmother constantly loses teeth this question is non-statistical because it is only asking about your mom not multiple moms.
How many buttons are in the jar?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
How long is every button in the jar?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
What is a typical size for the buttons in the jar?
Non-Statistical
Statistical
How are these buttons distributed according to color?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
How old is the athlete?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
How many pets does each 6th grader have?
Statistical
Non-Statistical
