Is the following a statistical question? How many hours did your friend spend online last night?
What is No? The question only asks about one person, so there will be only one response
Write a statistical question that you might ask to gather information about the recycling habits of your neighbors.
Show responses. Example: How many pieces of cardboard did you recycle last week?
Which is a statistical question? Explain.
How many inches tall are you?
How many points were scored in the game last night?
What is how many inches tall are you? As they are likely to be different heights and give a variety of answers.
Wyatt says that a statistical question must have a numerical answer. Do you agree? Explain.
What is no? Statistical questions are questions that will have a variety of answers, but they do not need to be numbers. Ex. What color is your favorite shirt?
Write your own statistical question.
Show responses.
What are some different ways to show mean, median, mode, and range?
What is a box plot and histogram, etc?