Common Core: 6th Grade Math : Recognize a Statistical Question as One that Anticipates Variability in the Data: CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.1
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Example Question #11 : Recognize A Statistical Question As One That Anticipates Variability In The Data: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Sp.A.1
Determine whether or not the following question can be considered as a statistical question.
How many girls are in your class?
Yes
No
No
Statistical questions are characterized by possessing inherent variability in the data that is used to answer the question.
In this question, there is no variability because there is a set number of girls in a particular class; therefore, it is not a statistical question..
Example Question #11 : Recognize A Statistical Question As One That Anticipates Variability In The Data: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Sp.A.1
Determine whether or not the following question can be considered as a statistical question.
During the school fundraiser, did freshman raise more money than seniors?
No
Yes
Yes
Statistical questions are characterized by possessing inherent variability in the data that is used to answer the question.
In this question, there is variability because each student is going to raise a different amount of money. Most likely, some freshman will raise more money than some seniors, and some seniors will raise more than some freshman. To answer this question, we would have to find how much money each student raised and then find the average amount of money raised by freshman and the average amount of money raised by seniors.
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