What Is a Statistical Question? (Teacher Version)

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WHAT IS A Statistical Question? TEACHER VERSIONSubject Level:Middle School MathGrade Level:6Approx. Time Required:6 0 -75 m i n u t e sLearning Objectives: Students will be able to distinguish between Statistical questions and other types of questions. Students will be able to formulate and answer their own Statistical questions, drawing conclusions based on those answers. Students will be able to understand the concept of variability within a data MATH | PAGE 1WHAT IS A Statistical question ? TEACHER VERSIONActivity DescriptionStudents will identify which questions about a data set are Statistical questions and which are not. Then they will generate, answer, and draw conclusions from their own Statistical Grade Level:6Approximate Time Required:60-75 minutesLearning Objectives: Students will be able to distinguish between Statistical questions and other types of questions.

A statistical question is a question that can be answered by collecting data that vary. For example, “How old am I?” is not a statistical question, but “How old are the students in my school?” is a statistical question. This is because to answer the second question, you would need to determine the ages of all students in your school

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