Risk - A motivating theme for an introductory statistics course

被引：4

作者：

Dargahi-Noubary, GR ^{[1
]}

Growney, JAS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Bloomsburg Univ Penn, Dept Math & Comp Sci, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 USA

来源：

AMERICAN STATISTICIAN | 1998年 / 52卷 / 01期

关键词：

introductory statistics; motivation; risk; statistics education;

D O I：

10.2307/2685566

中图分类号：

O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];

学科分类号：

020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;

摘要：

This article describes an idea for motivating students in an introductory probability and statistics course. The motivating theme is risk, and the process begins with a first-day-of-class questionnaire that samples attitudes of students toward risk and involves them in analysis of events and decisions from their daily lives. Questionnaire responses serve as a context for the instructor to develop the technical concepts of probability and statistics. Moreover, the questionnaire provides a way to increase substantially student motivation and involvement in the course.

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页码：44 / 48

页数：5

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