Worksheet: Statistical and Nonstatistical Questions

Can a statistical question be answered by collecting data, where there is variability in that data?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: In general, how tall are humans?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: What is the weight of your cat?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: How many text messages do students in your class send in one day?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: What are the heights of the players of your favourite football team?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: What is the average number of words on a page in your science textbook?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: Do you like watching movies?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: What is your favourite subject?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: How many hours did you sleep last night?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: You ask your parents, “Can I go to the cinema tonight?”

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: You ask your maths teacher, “What is the average grade on the quiz?”

Upon asking a question in a survey, do you expect all responders to give the same answer?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: What is your favourite type of cake?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: How many hours per day do children spend playing games?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: What is the ice cream flavor most favored by people in your city?

Is the following statement true or false? A statistical question is defined as being one that can be answered by collecting data, where there will be variability in that data.

Can line plots be used to help show the variability in the data used to answer a statistical question?

Can bar graphs be used to help answer a statistical question?

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: How did you get to school today?

Can a flowchart be used to help show the variability in the data used to answer a statistical question?

Two students think about the following question: What t-shirt size do students in your class wear? Maged says that it is not statistical, while Amir says that it is. Which student is wrong, and why??

Determine whether the following is a statistical question: How many hours did you spend playing games yesterday?

Which of the following is an example of a statistical question?