Grade 6
Domain Statistics and Probability
Cluster Develop understanding of statistical variability.
Standard Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers. <span class='clarification'>For example, &ldquo;How old am I?&rdquo; is not a statistical question, but &ldquo;How old are the students in my school?&rdquo; is a statistical question because one anticipates variability in students' ages.</span>

6.SP.A.1. Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers. For example, “How old am I?” is not a statistical question, but “How old are the students in my school?” is a statistical question because one anticipates variability in students' ages.