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A definition of a statistical question is given below.Statistical question:Any question whose answer could involve working with more than one data value.In each situation below, determine whether the question is a statistical question.Situation Statistical question?(a) Ahmad asked his friends, "What was the number of books that you read last week?" Yes No(b) Bob asked one of the boys on his team, "How many minutes did you spend on homework yesterday?" Yes No(c) Latoya asked several students at her school, "How many sports do you play?" Yes No(d) Mrs. James asked her students, "For how many hours did you study for the last test?" Yes No(e) Melissa asked one of the girls in her class, "How many websites did you visit last night?" Yes No

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A definition of a statistical question is given below.Statistical question:Any question whose answer could involve working with more than one data value.In each situation below, determine whether the question is a statistical question.Situation Statistical question?(a) Ahmad asked his friends, "What was the number of books that you read last week?" Yes No(b) Bob asked one of the boys on his team, "How many minutes did you spend on homework yesterday?" Yes No(c) Latoya asked several students at her school, "How many sports do you play?" Yes No(d) Mrs. James asked her students, "For how many hours did you study for the last test?" Yes No(e) Melissa asked one of the girls in her class, "How many websites did you visit last night?" Yes No

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(a) Yes, this is a statistical question because Ahmad is asking his friends (more than one person) about the number of books they read last week. The answer will involve working with more than one data value.

(b) No, this is not a statistical question because Bob is only asking one person about the number of minutes they spent on homework. The answer will only involve one data value.

(c) Yes, this is a statistical question because Latoya is asking several students about the number of sports they play. The answer will involve working with more than one data value.

(d) Yes, this is a statistical question because Mrs. James is asking her students (more than one person) about the number of hours they studied for the last test. The answer will involve working with more than one data value.

(e) No, this is not a statistical question because Melissa is only asking one person about the number of websites they visited last night. The answer will only involve one data value.

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