1. Identify the statistical Questions

2. Identify Which is a statistical question
A statistical question is a question about a set (many observations) of data that can vary. To answer a statistical question, you need to collect or look at a set of data.
A) How many times did Jack spend longer than an hour on homework this week?
B) How long did Jack do homework today?

3. You try we decide
Write a statistical question about your school’s cafeteria.
A) How many students were in the cafeteria during fourth period each day for the past two weeks?
B) What was the greatest number of entrees served in one day in the cafeteria last month?

4. Identify Which is a statistical question
A) How many people flew from New York to San Francisco yesterday?
B) How many people flew in from New York to San Francisco each day for a month?

5. Identify Which is a statistical question
A) How many siblings does each of your classmates have?
B) How many siblings does your best friend have?

6. Write a statistical question for the following and the class will evaluate
Hannah wants to record the temperature in her yard.
Ian wants to know his bowling score.

7. Which is not a statistical question? Why?
what is the greatest number of points the basketball player scored?
What is the least number of points the basketball player scored
How many points did the basketball player score in the first game of the week?
How many total points did the basketball players score during the week?

8. Looking at the graph what would be a good statistical question?
Trail Lengths
Trail
Length (in miles)
Pinkney
1.75
Armstead
2.34
Oak
1.69
What is the length of the longest trail?
In what state is the shortest trail?
Who uses the trails?
How are the trails used?

9. Write a question about
The city tracked the amount of waste that was recycled from 2000 to Write a statistical question about this situation.

10. To turn in: Write a statistical question about the situation.
The temperatures for the month of March?