Purposeful Questioning Within the Statistical Problem-Solving Process—Pre K–12 GAISE II

Questioning within the statistical problem-solving process supports statistical thinking and reasoning. Four statistical question purposes—investigative, data collection, analysis, and interrogative—have been identified. This paper illustrates three of these question purposes, investigative, interrogative, and analysis, and how they fit within the statistical problem-solving process through Darwin's finches’ examples from the PreK–12 Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education II report. Understanding and using statistical questions throughout the statistical problem-solving process allows teachers to support students as they develop into statisticians and data scientists.