Using Real Life Examples to Teach Abstract Statistical Concepts

被引:13
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作者
Mvududu, Nyaradzo [1 ]
Kanyongo, Gibbs [2 ]
机构
[1] Seattle Pacific Univ, Washington, DC 98119 USA
[2] Duquesne Univ, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 USA
关键词
Teaching; Conceptual understanding; Statistical competency; Statistical literacy;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-9639.2009.00404.x
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This article provides real life examples that can be used to explain statistical concepts. It does not attempt to be exhaustive, but rather, provide a few examples for selected concepts based on what students should know after taking a statistics course.
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页码:12 / 16
页数:5
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