FAN AND MEDAL

Minnie is doing a survey to find the time her classmates spend playing musical instruments. She asks the following question:

Which student spends the most time playing musical instruments?

Part A: Describe the data you would expect her to collect from this question. (5 points)

Part B: Explain whether this is a statistical question. If this is not a statistical question, then modify the question to make it statistical. (5 points)

Question

FAN AND MEDAL



Minnie is doing a survey to find the time her classmates spend playing musical instruments. She asks the following question:

Which student spends the most time playing musical instruments?

Part A: Describe the data you would expect her to collect from this question. (5 points)

Part B: Explain whether this is a statistical question. If this is not a statistical question, then modify the question to make it statistical. (5 points)

nottim · Answer

tell me what you think.

oregonduck · Answer

I think part a will be a lot of different numbers of data i am kinda confused on that one

oregonduck · Answer

can someone plz help i am confused

oregonduck · Answer

@danicap

oregonduck · Answer

@Jaynator495

nottim · Answer

If you can, be more specific. Maybe look in your notes.

oregonduck · Answer

more variability?

oregonduck · Answer

@partyqueen

nottim · Answer

Lol that was too specific.

oregonduck · Answer

really?

nottim · Answer

Yo, just stop looking for help, and slowly think about this.

oregonduck · Answer

i am confused i said one thing and it was not specific than i said another thing and you said that that was too specific then what will be just right that is all i have in my notes i don't have anymore words to use that will be just right

nottim · Answer

Alright. Let's think about it. What does she get, when she asks people that.

oregonduck · Answer

a lot of different answers

nottim · Answer

And what type of answers are these?

oregonduck · Answer

i have no idea

oregonduck · Answer

what kind of answers is it?

nottim · Answer

What your favourite color? your answers will be words describing colors. "blue, red" what's the number of computers you have? A numerical value accounting for the millions of computers they have. "1, 2, 4" How long do you have left to live? A numerical value, along a continous scale. 7.6 years, 7.6666 years, or 7.6666664 years.

oregonduck · Answer

so that means it will be A numerical value
right?

nottim · Answer

It will be a continous numerical value. As it was many different hours, minutes and seconds.

nottim · Answer

they are not discrete values.

oregonduck · Answer

ok

oregonduck · Answer

what about part b

nottim · Answer

Well, tell me what statistics are?

oregonduck · Answer

wait is it a statistical question? i am like 90% sure

oregonduck · Answer

can you help me with another one?

nottim · Answer

darnit the internet died on me. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/statistical-studies/statistical-questions/e/statistical-questions