Statistical and Non Statistical data

Q. Identify statistical and non-statistical questions.

a) How many donuts do $6^{\text{th}}$ graders eat in a day?

b) How many days are there in June?

c) How many hours do students of EdMath Middle School spend on mowing their lawns?

d) What is the average lifespan of an Emperor Penguin?

1. (a), (c) and (d) are statistical questions, whereas (b) is a non-statistical question.
2. All are statistical questions.
3. (b) and (c) are statistical questions, whereas (a) and (d) are non-statistical questions.
4. All are non-statistical questions.

Q. Distinguish between numerical data and categorical data.

a) Weights of twelve $6^{\text{th}}$ graders;

b) Hours of sleep that ten $6^{\text{th}}$ graders slept on a school night;

c) Number of hours spent by middle schoolers, playing video games over a week;

d) Video games played by students from a certain grade;

1. All are numerical data.
2. (a), (b) and (c) are numerical data, whereas (d) is a categorical data.
3. Cannot be determined

Q. Is the following question a statistical one?

"How many seconds are there in one hour?".

1. Yes
2. No

Q. is the branch of mathematics that deals with the study of data collection, presentation, and analysis.

1. Statistics
2. Algebra
3. Arithmetic

Q. Statement I : Numerical data is a set where every value is a number.

Statement II : Categorical data is a set of non-numerical information that can be catagorized into different groups.

1. Only Statement I is correct.
2. Only Statement II is correct.
3. None of the statements are correct.
4. Both the statements are correct.

Q. Determine what kind of data would result from the answer of the following question:

"How many hours do students of grade $6$ spend watching TV?"

1. Statistical Data
2. Non-Statistical Data

Q. Consider the following examples and choose the correct option that follows.

A. How well students perform in a class test?

B. How much time does students of grade 6 spend on watching TV?

C. How many days are there in a week?

D. How many tourists visited the art gallery on different days of a week?

1. (A) is an example of statistical data, while all other are examples of non-statistical data.
2. (C) is an example of non-statistical data, whereas (A), (B), and (D) are examples of statistical data.
3. All are examples of statistical data.
4. Only (C) is an example of statistical data.

Q. How many fruit trees are planted in a orchard is a question, whereas what is the most frequent tree planted in a orchard is a question.

1. statistical
2. non-statistical
3. variation
4. non-numerical

Q. With respect to non-statistical data, choose the correct option.

1. The non-statistical data depicts variability in the data collected.
2. The questions with single valued answer falls under the category of non-statistical data.
3. In non-statistical data, analyzing the data set is required.
4. None of the above

Q. Andrew was asked to note down the scores of the students in a particular test. The collection of data so obtained is known as .