Exercises: Statistical Questions

An equation

Data

A formula

A proof

Computing $8 \times 7$

Looking up the height of Mount Everest

Asking 30 students how many books they read last month

Solving the equation $x + 5 = 12$

Non-statistical — there is one specific answer.

Statistical — different students have different ages.

Non-statistical — the question does not use numbers.

Non-statistical — one person has one specific age.

Statistical — different people might guess different ages.

Statistical — the word 'I' implies collecting data from many people.

Statistical — it involves numbers.

Non-statistical — it has exactly one answer: 54.

Statistical — different students might compute different answers.

Non-statistical — sleep time is the same for everyone.

Statistical — different students sleep different amounts.

Non-statistical — it asks for a typical value, which is a single number.

Non-statistical — you are not asking anyone a question.

Statistical — different cars travel at different speeds.

Non-statistical — the highway has a posted speed limit, which is one fixed number.