Journal: Teaching Statistics

Found 85 papers in total
Concept maps in introductory statistics
Concept maps in introductory statistics
2016,
Concept maps are tools for organizing thoughts on the main ideas in a course. I...
The attenuation of correlation coefficients: a statistical literacy issue
The attenuation of correlation coefficients: a statistical literacy issue
2016,
Much of the science reported in the media depends on correlation coefficients. But the...
Using context variety and students' discussions in recognizing statistical situations
Using context variety and students' discussions in recognizing statistical situations
2016,
We present a proposal for helping students to cope with statistical word problems...
Teaching principles of inference with ANOVA
Teaching principles of inference with ANOVA
2016,
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a test of mean differences, but the reference to...
Understanding summary statistics and graphical techniques to compare Michael Jordan versus LeBron James
Understanding summary statistics and graphical techniques to compare Michael Jordan versus LeBron James
2016,
Understanding summary statistics and graphical techniques are building blocks to...
Two-dice horse race
Two-dice horse race
2016,
We analyse the ‘two‐dice horse race’ task often used in lower...
Do you catch undersized fish? Let's Go fishing to learn some important concepts in multiple testing
Do you catch undersized fish? Let's Go fishing to learn some important concepts in multiple testing
2016,
In the era of Big Data, because of diminishing cost of data collection and storage, a...
A first assignment to create student buy-in in an introductory business statistics course
A first assignment to create student buy-in in an introductory business statistics course
2016,
This paper presents a sample assignment to be administered after the first two weeks...
A geometric view of the mean of a set of numbers
A geometric view of the mean of a set of numbers
2016,
The sample mean is sometimes depicted as a fulcrum placed under the Dot plot. We...
Historical perspective–weaving the lives of Florence Nightingale and Florence Nightingale David into the statistics classroom
Historical perspective–weaving the lives of Florence Nightingale and Florence Nightingale David into the statistics classroom
2016,
This paper describes an activity to celebrate the lives of Florence Nightingale and...
Overcoming challenges in learning probability vocabulary
Overcoming challenges in learning probability vocabulary
2016,
Students can struggle to understand and use terms that describe probabilities. Such...
A bicycle crash inspires an inquiry-based learning activity
A bicycle crash inspires an inquiry-based learning activity
2015,
This article introduces a fun, hands‐on activity for comparing hand water...
Identical Twins Raised Apart
Identical Twins Raised Apart
2015,
This article describes a bivariate data set that is interesting to students. Indeed,...
Discussion of ‘are Statisticians Cold-blooded Bosses? A New Perspective on the ‘Old’ Concept of Statistical Population’ by Y. Lu and K.S.S. Henning
Discussion of ‘are Statisticians Cold-blooded Bosses? A New Perspective on the ‘Old’ Concept of Statistical Population’ by Y. Lu and K.S.S. Henning
2015,
This articles argues in favour of a recently introduced approach to statistical...
Using the five practices model to promote statistical discourse
Using the five practices model to promote statistical discourse
2015,
Statistical tasks that can be solved in a variety of ways provide rich sites for...
A Story-based Simulation for Teaching Sampling Distributions
A Story-based Simulation for Teaching Sampling Distributions
2015,
Statistical inference relies heavily on the concept of sampling distributions....
Unders and Overs: Using a Dice Game to Illustrate Basic Probability Concepts
Unders and Overs: Using a Dice Game to Illustrate Basic Probability Concepts
2015,
In this paper, the dice game Unders and Overs is described and presented as an active...
Teaching note ‐ was the champions league draw rigged?
Teaching note ‐ was the champions league draw rigged?
2015,
This teaching note gives a real‐life example of Bayesian thinking. It discusses...
An alternative teaching method of conditional probabilities and Bayes' rule: an application of the truth table
An alternative teaching method of conditional probabilities and Bayes' rule: an application of the truth table
2015,
This paper presents a comparison of three approaches to the teaching of probability to...
Using a discussion about scientific controversy to teach central concepts in experimental design
Using a discussion about scientific controversy to teach central concepts in experimental design
2015,
Students may need explicit training in informal statistical reasoning in order to...
Hold my calls: an activity for introducing the statistical process
Hold my calls: an activity for introducing the statistical process
2015,
Working with practicing teachers, this article demonstrates, through the facilitation...
Teaching probability: a socio-constructivist perspective
Teaching probability: a socio-constructivist perspective
2015,
There is a considerable and rich literature on students' misconceptions in...
Slow thinking and deep learning: Tversky and Kahneman's taxi cabs
Slow thinking and deep learning: Tversky and Kahneman's taxi cabs
2015,
This article is based on classroom application of a problem story constructed by Amos...
One Man's Rubbish … Active Learning Using Old Bottle Tops
One Man's Rubbish … Active Learning Using Old Bottle Tops
2014,
This is an activity for younger learners in which the concepts of relative frequency...
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