Question

Which of the following are examples of statistical questions?

Answer 1

The correct answers are B. What types of music does the 6th grade like? and C. How many sodas do Jack and his friends drink in a week?

Explanation:

Statistical questions are those that can only be answered by collecting and analyzing numerical data. This often implies gathering data from a group of individuals and using this to answer the question. Additionally, statistics questions are complex and do not have a direct or unique answer. In this context, the question "What types of music does the 6th grade like?" is statistical because to answer this, it is necessary to collect data from all students in 6th grade and analyze it. This occurs in "How many sodas do Jack and his friends drink in a week?" because it is necessary to know the number of sodas each person drinks in a week.

On the other hand, the questions "How many pairs of shoes do you own?" or "How many cats does Jack have?" are not statistical because it is not necessary to collect a lot of data to know the answer and they can be answered through only one number.