1. Statistical or Non- Statistical?

2.  Statistics- deals with collecting, organize, and interpreting data.  Data- information  Statistical questions- a question that anticipates and accounts for a variety of answers. This is a questions that has different answers.  Not statistical questions- a question that has one correct answer.

3. STATISTICAL QUESTIONSNot STATISTICAL QUESTIONS How many text messages do you send each day? What is the height in feet of the tallest mountain in Colorado? What is the minimum driving age for each state in the United States? How many people attended last night’s concert?

4.  How many toppings do you like on your pizza? (What type of data is this?) I will record the results on the chart paper. Afterwards, we will analyze the results. Turn to pg 807 and we will answer the questions together.

5.  Working in groups assigned- Write 3 examples as you complete a T- chart. STATISTICAL QUESTIONSNot STATISTICAL QUESTIONS

6.  Complete Pg 808 #8-12 independently and we will check in a few minutes.

7.  Identifying Statistical Questions 6.SP.1 Task: Which of the following are statistical questions? (A statistical question is one that can be answered by collecting data and where there will be variability in that data.) 1) How many days are in March? 2) How old is your dog? 3) On average, how old are the dogs that live on this street? 4) What proportion of the students at your school like watermelons? 5) Do you like watermelons? 6) How many bricks are in this wall? 7) What was the highest temperature today at City Hall?  Out to Dinner Task: Last night, Jennifer and her family went out for dinner. The questions below came up on their way to the restaurant or during the meal. Decide whether or not each question is a statistical question, and justify your decision. 8) How far are we from the restaurant? 9) How long will it be until we get there? 10) Would Jennifer rather have burgers or pizza? 11) How much should we leave for the tip? 12) What was the first dish ordered in the restaurant this evening? 13) Do customers at the restaurant like pizza? 14) What is a typical bill for tables at this restaurant? 15) On average, how many people were sitting at each table this evening? (From www.illustrativemathematics.com)