Design a statistical question, collect real data, display it appropriately, and describe its center, spread, and shape in a written summary.
This week you become a real data scientist: write your own statistical question, gather actual data to answer it, and describe what you find - the same steps professionals use.
Start with a clear statistical question, one that expects variability, then decide how to collect data fairly, asking enough people or measuring enough times to see a real pattern.
Once you have your data, choose a display (dot plot or histogram), calculate mean, median, mode, and range as appropriate, describe the shape, and write a few sentences explaining what the data shows.
Mastery looks like: They pose a fair statistical question, collect and display real data, and write an accurate summary describing center, spread, and shape.
Common stumbles: Asking a question with only one fixed answer, so it is not truly statistical; describing the data with only numbers and no explanation of what it means.