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Unit 2 · Standard 6.DS.1

🔑 Understand Statistical Questions — Vocab Explorer

Lesson 2-1 · Learn the words, then practice them

① Word Wall

Look at the picture, read the meaning, and tap 🔊 to hear each word.

Illustration of Statistical Questions and Data: A statistical question expects varied answers that can be collected as data.
Statistical Questions and Data

ES Preguntas estadísticas y datos

A statistical question expects varied answers that can be collected as data.

Una pregunta estadística espera respuestas variadas que se pueden recopilar como datos.

Illustration of Statistical Question: A question answered with data that are expected to vary.
Statistical Question

ES Pregunta estadística

A question answered with data that are expected to vary.

Una pregunta que se responde con datos que se espera que varíen.

Illustration of Non-statistical Question: A question that does not anticipate variability in the data used to answer it. It may ask for one fact or measurement.
Non-statistical Question

ES Pregunta no estadística

A question that does not anticipate variability in the data used to answer it. It may ask for one fact or measurement.

Una pregunta que no anticipa variabilidad en los datos usados para responderla. Puede pedir un solo dato o una medición.

Illustration of Data: Facts and numbers you collect, like answers to a survey.
Data

ES Datos

Facts and numbers you collect, like answers to a survey.

Datos y números que recoges, como respuestas a una encuesta.

Illustration of Variability: How spread out the numbers are.
Variability

ES Variabilidad

How spread out the numbers are.

Qué tan separados están los números.

Illustration of Survey: Collecting facts by asking people questions.
Survey

ES Encuesta

Collecting facts by asking people questions.

Recoger datos haciendo preguntas a las personas.

Illustration of Data distribution: How the data looks: where it sits and how spread out it is.
Data distribution

ES Distribución de datos

How the data looks: where it sits and how spread out it is.

Cómo se ven los datos: dónde están y qué tan separados están.

Illustration of Dot plot: A number line with one dot for each data value.
Dot plot

ES Diagrama de puntos

A number line with one dot for each data value.

Una recta numérica con un punto por cada valor de los datos.

② Match it

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

③ Fill in the blank

Use the word bank to finish each sentence.

Word bank
Statistical Questions and DataStatistical QuestionNon-statistical QuestionDataVariabilitySurveyData distributionDot plot
  1. 1A question that expects varied answers you can collect is a .
  2. 2A question that expects a variety of answers and is answered by collecting data is a .
  3. 3A question that does not anticipate variability in the data is a .
  4. 4Facts or numbers collected to answer a question are .
  5. 5How much the values in a data set differ from one another is the .
  6. 6A way to collect data by asking many people the same question is a .
  7. 7The way data values are spread out across a range is the .
  8. 8A number line that shows one dot for each data value is a .

④ Use it in a sentence

Pick one word and finish the sentence in your own words.

A is .