Question

data & statistics unit review
name: khlos harvey
date: sep 26, 2025 5th
solve each of the problems below. these represent the types of questions on your test. be sure to ask questions if you need more help with a topic.
i can recognize a statistical question.

1. determine if the survey question will result in categorical or numeric data. then, determine if the question is statistical or not. if it is not, then rewrite the question to make it statistical.

a. what is each students favorite restaurant in my school?
b. what size shoes do you wear?
c. how many books have the students in my class read this month?
d. how fast can the sixth - graders run one mile?
e. how many times do you go to pe each week?

Explanation:

Step1: Determine data type and statistical nature of a

• The data (favorite restaurant) is categorical. It is a statistical question as it asks about multiple students' preferences.

Step2: Determine data type and statistical nature of b

• The data (shoe - size) is numeric. But it is not a statistical question as it is about one - person's data. To make it statistical: What are the shoe - sizes of all students in my class?

Step3: Determine data type and statistical nature of c

• The data (number of books) is numeric. It is a statistical question as it pertains to multiple students in a class.

Step4: Determine data type and statistical nature of d

• The data (running speed) is numeric. It is a statistical question as it is about multiple sixth - graders.

Step5: Determine data type and statistical nature of e

• The data (number of times going to PE) is numeric. But it is not a statistical question as it is about one - person's data. To make it statistical: How many times does each student in my class go to PE each week?

Answer:

a. Categorical, Statistical
b. Numeric, Not Statistical; Rewritten: What are the shoe - sizes of all students in my class?
c. Numeric, Statistical
d. Numeric, Statistical
e. Numeric, Not Statistical; Rewritten: How many times does each student in my class go to PE each week?