Transcript Recognize Statistical Questions

Lesson 12.1
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data
statistical question
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Content Objective: IWBAT to recognize
statistical questions.
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Language Objective: IWBAT write and explain
to my partner how to recognize statistical
questions.
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How do you identify a statistical question?
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At a book distribution center, the workers
packed 3,483 books. They put 27 books in
each box. How many boxes did they use?
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a. 238
b. 129
c. 119
d. 102
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A statistical question
asks about a data set
that can vary, or
change.
If a question asks
about one piece of
information at one
time, it is not
statistical.
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Practice…
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How many students are in
my class?
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How many students are in
each of the classes in this
school?
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How many hours did you
spend studying each day
for the last two weeks?
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How many hours did you
spend studying yesterday?
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A statistical question
asks about a data set
that can vary, or change.
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How tall is the student
sitting closest to the
door in our class?
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If a question asks about
one piece of information
at one time, it is not
statistical.
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What are the heights, in
inches, of the students in
our class?
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How many pets do you
have?
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How many pets does
each student in sixth
grade have?