Statistical and Non-Statistical Questions
Non-Statistical because it is referring to one night and one answer only
How many Hours did you sleep last night?
Non-Statistical because the answer is yes or no to liking watermelons
Do you like watermelons?
Non-Statistical because there is only 1 correct total number of 6th graders at our school
How many 6th graders attend our school?
Statistical...it is app data that can be collected and organized.
How many apps do my classmates have on their phone?
Statistical...because this involves collecting candy data from many students
How many boxes of Candy did each student sell?
Non-Statistical...there is only one total number of bricks.
How many bricks are in that wall?
Non-Statistical because there is only one total number of buttons
How many buttons are in the jar?
Statisical...it is numerical data from the whole class about video game time measured in hours
How many hours per day do students in this class spend playing video games?
Statistical because you would collect pet data from all 6th graders
How many pets does each 6th grader have?
Non-Statistical because the answer is one number that equals the number of teeth.
How many teeth does my mother have?
Non-Statistical because there is only 1 answer that tells us how many times you watched Star Wars
How many times have I watched Star Wars?
Non-Statistical because it is talking about only YOUR grapefruit.
How much does my pet grapefruit weigh?
This is a statistical question becaue the family members could eat at different timings and it may change from year to year.
How much time do the members of my family spend eating per year?
Non-Statistical it is only talking about one dog.
How old is YOUR dog?
Statistical...because the number of buttons could vary on different attempts
If Zeke grabbed a handful of buttons, what are the chances that all of the buttons in his hand are round?
Statistical because you are using multiple cars and multiple days so there can be multiple answers.
What is the average number of cars in the parking lot on Monday mornings?
Statistical because it involves collecting and analyzing data from all students at your school
What porporiton of the students at your school like watermelon?
Non-Statistical...there is only one temperature as a correct answer to the question
What was the temperature at noon at City Hall?
Statistical...because the cupcake sales could vary each year.
What were the weekly cupcake sales at a local bakery for the past year?
Non-Statistical because the answer is 31
How many days are in March?
Non-Statistical because the answer is either yes or no to being hungry
Am I Hungry?