https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-data-statistics/cc-6-statistical-questions/v/understanding-statistical-questions 2023-09-21T21:49:35.177342261Z Statistical questions Statistics is about collecting, presenting, and analyzing data. Variability, a key concept in statistics, refers to how much data points differ from each other. Statistical questions require collecting data with variability to answer. For example, asking about the average number of cars in a parking lot on Monday mornings is a statistical question. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/3J1gLnSfXhNOtKLBGm1Kk2nHDaRCTmjPOpCSPz5Otv_F_r9Bum5YyyJTaEHsWHUHqlaxFr7Z79n0Ps1cPHOS6Es Statistical questions Statistics is about collecting, presenting, and analyzing data. Variability, a key concept in statistics, refers to how much data points differ from each other. Statistical questions require collecting data with variability to answer. For example, asking about the average number of cars in a parking lot on Monday mornings is a statistical question. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/OjzfQDFf7Uk.mp4/OjzfQDFf7Uk.mp4 574 Statistical questions https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/designing-studies/statistics-overview/v/statistical-questions 2021-02-07T17:14:00Z Statistical and non statistical questions A statistical question is one that can be answered by collecting data and where there will be variability in that data. For example, there will likely be variability in the data collected to answer the question, "How much do the animals at Fancy Farm weigh?" but not to answer, "What color hat is Sara wearing?". Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/2s_L3PoCB7FRV1Iqsas2Y2Nv3QyN2lVk8iujqp-bhHxD5tzjuqKRwUwnNHrBSbzbBDq3hIgWU59WT9E9NcvPqGLx Statistical and non statistical questions A statistical question is one that can be answered by collecting data and where there will be variability in that data. For example, there will likely be variability in the data collected to answer the question, "How much do the animals at Fancy Farm weigh?" but not to answer, "What color hat is Sara wearing?". https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/qyYSQDcSNlY.mp4/qyYSQDcSNlY.mp4 471 Statistical questions https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-data-statistics/cc-6-statistical-questions/e/statistical-questions 2026-03-31T08:44:48.259988263Z Statistical questions Practice spotting the difference between statistical and non-statistical questions. elizabeth exercise