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 Data in action 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 https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/analyzing-categorical-ap/xfb5d8e68:language-variation-variables/v/identifying-individuals-variables-and-categorical-variables-in-a-data-set 2024-05-31T20:09:46.930811028Z Identifying individuals, variables and categorical variables in a data set The concept of variables in data sets comes to life through an exploration of categorical and quantitative variables. Using nutritional data from a coffee shop as an example, the lesson highlights how variables can represent diverse aspects of a data set, such as drink type, calorie count, sugar content, and caffeine amount. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/VoX1L5bEmGHX80BSI4lPLdERhFNGOhWwWM6N31m_DmMCQs0hxYYvHAS9XNbq2Rx2UWjx0_Ngj4HMQgbWYlWzU6A Identifying individuals, variables and categorical variables in a data set The concept of variables in data sets comes to life through an exploration of categorical and quantitative variables. Using nutritional data from a coffee shop as an example, the lesson highlights how variables can represent diverse aspects of a data set, such as drink type, calorie count, sugar content, and caffeine amount. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/EqeVXI4WNHM.mp4/EqeVXI4WNHM.mp4 160 Data in action https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/analyzing-categorical-ap/xfb5d8e68:language-variation-variables/e/individuals-variables-categorical-quantitative-data 2021-07-03T00:17:02Z Individuals, variables, and categorical & quantitative data Practice identifying components of a data set: individuals, variables, categorical data, quantitative data. Jeff Dodds exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:computing-innovations/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:monitoring-innovations/a/sensor-types 2021-04-29T08:00:27Z Sensors article https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:computing-innovations/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:monitoring-innovations/a/sensor-networks 2021-08-17T05:32:44.151951427Z Sensor networks article https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:computing-innovations/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:monitoring-innovations/a/smart-buildings-transportation-and-grids 2021-04-29T07:56:22Z Smart buildings, transport, and grids article