Question
Which questions are good examples of a statistical question? Check all that apply.
How many pets do you have?
Do you think a pet is a lot of work?
Do you like having a pet?
How many times a day do you feed your pet?
Do you feed your pet at night?
How many pets do you have?
Do you think a pet is a lot of work?
Do you like having a pet?
How many times a day do you feed your pet?
Do you feed your pet at night?
Answers
GPT-5 mini
All five are statistical questions — they all anticipate variation in answers across people and would require collecting data.
- Quantitative examples: "How many pets do you have?" and "How many times a day do you feed your pet?" (numeric answers)
- Categorical/opinion examples: "Do you think a pet is a lot of work?", "Do you like having a pet?", and "Do you feed your pet at night?" (yes/no or other categories)
(If you ask just one person, any question yields a single answer — asking a group is what makes it statistical.)
- Quantitative examples: "How many pets do you have?" and "How many times a day do you feed your pet?" (numeric answers)
- Categorical/opinion examples: "Do you think a pet is a lot of work?", "Do you like having a pet?", and "Do you feed your pet at night?" (yes/no or other categories)
(If you ask just one person, any question yields a single answer — asking a group is what makes it statistical.)