In the article you read in the preview assignment, Mona Chalabi used data to try to answer the question “Which U.S. state has the worst drivers?”

1) What made that question a good statistical question? Do you think she answered the question well? In particular, were the data she used the right data to answer the question?

With your group or partner, discuss your sample questions. Consider the class discussion on good questions and appropriate data. Make sure to answer the following about your own question.

Part A: Is your question a good statistical question? Why or why not?

Part B: Are the bad driver data the appropriate data to use to answer your question? Why or why not?

4) With your group or partner, choose one of your questions to share out with the class. Write the question you chose below, and explain why you chose it. If the question is not your question, make sure to explain what makes the question a good statistical question and why the bad driver data are appropriate to answer it.

5) After hearing the questions shared by the other groups in the class, summarize what you learned about writing good statistical questions and making sure the data available are appropriate to answer those questions.