Stretch: Turn a Question Statistical
I can explain why a question anticipates variability and rewrite a non-statistical question to make it statistical.
🧠 The Challenge
A statistical question anticipates variability: it is about a group, and the answers
are expected to differ. You can often fix a non-statistical question by widening it to a group.
Example: "How tall am I?" (one answer) → "How tall are the students in grade 6?" (many answers — statistical).
✏️ Your Turn
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1. Which question best anticipates variability?
2. Rewrite "What is the price of this book?" to be statistical:
3. Why is "How old is the principal?" NOT statistical?
💬 Explain Your Thinking
Write a non-statistical question, then rewrite it to be statistical:
"Not statistical: blank. Statistical version: blank (it asks about a group, so answers vary)."