Types of Questions/ Types of Data
Measures of Center
Measures of Variation
Dot Plots & Box-n-Whisker Plots
Five number summary
100

Statistical vs Non-Statistical

How tall is the door in this classroom?

Non-statistical

100
Which of the following is NOT a measure of center: mean, median, mode, range?
RANGE
100
What is the range of the data set: 8,6,9,3,12,4,2?
10; Max - min; 12-2
100
Create a box-n-whisker plot of the following data: 12, 13, 15, 14, 12, 22, 24, 21, 28, 32, 35, 38
Show me the boards! :)
100
What is mean of the data below? (1,1,2,2,2,3,4,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,9,9)
5.3125
200

Statistical vs Non-Statistical

How old is my dog?

Non- Statistical

200
What is the median of this set of numbers: 1, 3, 4, 6, 17, 18, 19, 19, 20, 21
17.5
200
What is the 5 number summary of the following data set: 6, 12,15,15, 12, 20, 13?
Min-6 Q1-12 Median (Q2)-13 Q3-15 Max-20
200
Create a dot plot for the number of pets each student: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 0 Identify any gaps, peaks and clusters.
SHOW ME THE BOARDS! :)
200
What is the mode of the data below? (1,1,2,2,2,3,4,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,9,9,9)
9
300

Liza asks people how long it takes them to tie the shoes. Is this a statistical or a non-statistical question

Statistical questions

300
What is the mode of these numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 29
No mode
300
What is the IQR if the 5 number summary is: Min-7 Q1-9 Median (Q2)- 14 Q3-17 Max-23
8; Q3 - Q1 = 17-9
300
Create a box-n-whisker plot for this data: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 8, 8, 10
Show me the Boards :)
300
What is the 3Q of the data below? (1,1,2,2,2,3,4,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,9,9)
8
400

What type of data would you collect from this statistical question? 

- What kinds of sports do 6th Graders prefer?

What is Categorical?

400
Find the mean, median and mode of these numbers: 21, 23, 24, 24, 25, 26
Mean:23.83 Median:24 Mode: 24
400

What is standard deviation?

The distance of a set of data points from the mean.

400

If a box-n-whisker plot has a min of 2, Q1 of 4, Median of 10, Q3 of 16 and max of 29, find the range and IQR

Range: 27, IQR:12

400
What is the 1Q of the data set below? (1,1,2,2,2,3,4,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,9,9)
2
500

A teacher marks a class's assessment task and awards a mark out of 100 for each student. Describe the type of data that have been collected by the teacher.

Discrete Data

500
The number of telephones in a home: 3,3,2,4,3,7,6. Calculate the MEAN and explain how to find it.
4; all the numbers add up to 28...then divide by 7.
500

Which of the following is NOT a measure of variation: Range, IQR, MEAN, Standard Deviation

MEAN

500
Make a box-n-whisker plot for this data: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16, 20, 25, 32, 35, 36
Show me the boards!
500

Given the data below what is the percentage of data above the median? (1,1,2,2,2,3,4,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,9,9)

50%

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