Statistical Questions
Mean, Median, Mode
Median, Range, IQR
Dot Plots, Histograms
Box Plots
100
True or False: This is a statistical question: How many students got a B on the math test?
What is false. (counting-- one answer)
100
This is the mean of the following data set: 31, 44, 39, 42, 43, 43
What is 40.3 (242/6)
100
This is the range of the following data set: 14, 17, 4, 20, 10, 17
What is 16 (20-4)
100
This is how you determine the number of items in your data set on a dot plot.
What is count the number of dots on the dot plot?
100
This is the definition of IQR (interquartile range)
What is the range (or difference) between the upper quartile (Q3) and the lower quartile (Q1) of a data set?
200
Statistical or Not Statistical-- "How many boxes of candy did each student sell?"
What is statistical question. (Variety of answers :EACH student)
200
This is the median of the following data set: 42, 40, 40, 47, 41
What is 41?
200
This is the range of the following data set: 31, 44, 39, 42, 43, 43
What is 13
200
This is how you determine the mode on a dot plot.
What is find the value with the most dots above it.
200
These are the definitions of the upper and lower quartiles.
What is upper quartile: the median of the upper half of the data set; lower quartile: the median of the lower half of the data set.
300
This is the definition of a statistical question.
What is a question that can be answered with DATA that VARIES.
300
This is the median of the following data set: 14, 17, 4, 20, 10, 17
What is 15.5?
300

List at least one way you can describe the variability in a data set.

range, IQR 

300
This is how you determine the median on a dot plot.
What is find the value of the middle dot on the dot plot?
300
This is the 1st quartile of the following data set: 4, 10, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20
What is 10?
400
Statistical or not statistical: How old are the paintings in the museum?
What is statistical (many paintings in a museum with a variety of ages)
400
This is the mode of the following data set: 78, 72, 81, 83, 67, 84, 81, 79, 78
What is 78 & 81
400

Find the IQR of the following data set: 10, 20, 35, 45, 45, 50

IQR=25

400
These are 4 requirements when creating a histogram.
What is title, labels, same size intervals, bars that touch (no spaces between the bars)
400
This is IQR of the following data set: 2, 7, 7, 9, 10, 15, 20, 23
What is 10.5 (17.5 - 7)
500
Statistical or Not Statistical: How many students at East have Nike shoes?
What is not statistical? (counting, one answer)
500
This is the mean, median, & mode of the following data set: 70, 68, 56, 62, 56, 66, 56
What is Mean: 62, Median: 62, Mode: 56
500

What is the median of the following data set: 11, 13, 13, 11, 13

13

500
True or false: the following intervals would be appropriate to use for a histogram: 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-20, 30-34
What is false: 15-20 is bigger than the rest of the intervals (they all have to be the same size) and there should be no gaps (to correct: change 15-20 to 15-19 and add the intervals 20-24 & 25-29).
500
This is the five number summary of the following data set: 37, 84, 70, 64, 24, 93, 25, 39, 82, 49, 82
What is Min: 24, Q1: 37, Med: 64, Q3: 82, Max: 93
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