Kristina N.

asked • 05/29/18

Which of the following is a statistical question?

A. How long does it take students to get to school using bus number 245?
B. How far is it from the school to the school bus stop at Main Street and 24th street?
C. How many students were in school bus number 245 this morning between 8:00 and 8:30?
D. How many students took school bus number 245 to school on January 27th this year?

Thomas R.

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Kristina N.

I just want other people’s opinions because my mom thinks that answer is wrong
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Thomas R.

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The original answer was correct. Statistics is all about inferring things based on other things. It takes multiple data values to infer anything, and the only question that infers something from multiple data points is A. The others are single measurements, and therefore not actual statistics. 
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