Question

finding statistical questions
determine if the question posed is a statistical question (yes) or not (no).

1. how many presidents were under 50 when inaugurated?
2. how many leaves did each branch have on it?
3. how many cars are in each driveway on your street?
4. which football game had the most touchdowns this season?
5. how many brothers does each classmate have?
6. how many pets does each person on your block own?
7. how many times did you eat lunch this month?
8. how tall are the trees in the park?
9. how many inches of snow did each city get?
10. how many apps do my classmates have on their phones?
11. how many goals did the homeruns did the home team score?
12. how many cities had more than 2\ of snow?
13. which tree is the tallest in the park?
14. who has the newest shoes in the class?
15. how many elvis songs does each person recognize?
16. how many classmates have a game app on their phone?
17. how many people in the office are wearing ties?
18. how many bread rolls did each person at the table eat?
19. how many cars were sold each day this month?
20. how long did each person take to eat lunch?

Explanation:

A statistical question has variability in the data that would be collected to answer it. For each question, we check if there is a range of possible answers from a group.

1. There is a definite count, no variability in responses about presidents under 50 at inauguration, so no.
2. Each branch can have a different number of leaves, so yes.
3. Each driveway on the street can have a different number of cars, so yes.
4. There is a single - most game, no variability in the answer, so no.
5. Each classmate can have a different number of brothers, so yes.
6. Each person on the block can own a different number of pets, so yes.
7. It's about one person's lunches, no variability in responses from a group, so no.
8. Trees in the park can have different heights, so yes.
9. Each city can get a different amount of snow, so yes.
10. Classmates can have different numbers of apps on their phones, so yes.
11. The home - team's homeruns and goals are definite counts, no variability in the answer, so no.
12. Each city can have a different snow - amount and we are counting cities above a threshold, so yes.
13. There is a single tallest tree, no variability in the answer, so no.
14. There is a single person with the newest shoes, no variability in the answer, so no.
15. Each person can recognize a different number of Elvis songs, so yes.
16. Classmates can vary in having a game app on their phone, so yes.
17. People in the office can vary in wearing ties, so yes.
18. Each person at the table can eat a different number of bread rolls, so yes.
19. Each day can have a different number of cars sold, so yes.
20. Each person can take a different amount of time to eat lunch, so yes.

Answer:

1. no
2. yes
3. yes
4. no
5. yes
6. yes
7. no
8. yes
9. yes
10. yes
11. no
12. yes
13. no
14. no
15. yes
16. yes
17. yes
18. yes
19. yes
20. yes