CAUSE April 2018

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Fwd: Webinar May 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm, Presented by Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel

by LAURA BURGHARD

Webinar: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 2:00-3:00 PM EDT Presented by : Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel Title: [ https://www.causeweb.org/cause/webinar/teaching/2018-05 | Interactive R tutorials with learnr ] Please sign up to register, link to register : [ https://www.causeweb.org/cause/webinar/teaching/2018-05 | https://www.causeweb.org/cause/webinar/teaching/2018-05 ] [ https://www.causeweb.org/cause/webinar/teaching/2017-10 ] Abstract: The learnr R package provides a new multimedia approach for teaching statistics and programming with R. Building on R Markdown, this package allows teachers to create interactive tutorials containing narrative, figures, illustrations, and equations, code exercises (R code chunks that users can edit and execute directly), multiple choice quiz questions, videos, and interactive Shiny components. Tutorials built with this tool can be used for checking and reinforcing students' understanding and have the benefit of being self-paced and provide instant feedback. In this webinar we will demonstrate how to use the learnr package to build interactive R tutorials and discuss best practices for using them ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logistics: The webinar will be conducted using the GoToWebinar software platform. A computer with internet access is all you need. GoToWebinar offers audio participation through your computer microphone. All registered webinar attendees will receive a confirmation email generated by the GoToWebinar system upon registering. This email includes a link to enter the webinar . Keep this confirmation email as you will use this link to enter the webinar – you will also be sent a reminder with the link two hours before the webinar begins. Once you leave the webinar , you cannot re-enter. If you have not used GoToWebinar before, please review the information below. The webinar will be recorded and the archived version will be available on-line within a few days following the presentation, if you are unable to attend. For PC-based participants: * Internet Explorer 7.0 or newer, Mozilla Firefox 4.0 or newer or Google Chrome 5.0 or newer. JavaScript must be enabled. * Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server. * Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection. * Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM or more. * Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP will need a fast Internet connection, a microphone and speakers (or USB headset). For Mac-based participants: * Safari 3.0 or newer, Firefox 4.0 or newer or Google Chrome 5.0 or newer. JavaScript must be enabled. * Mac OS X 10.6 – Snow Leopard or newer. * Intel processor with 1GB of RAM or more. * Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection. * Macs have built-in speakers and a microphone with ambient noise reduction that will work well for VoIP. re to unsubscribe </a>

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The CAUSE Cartoon Caption Contest for April is now taking entries

by LAURA BURGHARD

The CAUSE Cartoon Caption Contest for April is now taking entries The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our 23rd Cartoon Caption Contest. Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions (cartoons are posted at the beginning of the month and submissions are due at the end of the month). The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending April 30 are at [ https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/april/2018/submissions | https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/april/2018/submissions ] The best captions will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the cartoon or free registration to eCOTS 2018. Enjoy. March Results: We had 26 submissions for the March caption contest that featured a cartoon showing a classroom situation with a clown sitting in the front row amongst many regular students. A scatterplot is displayed on the screen with a positive relationship amongst most points but a single outlier in the upper left of the plot. The winning caption for the March contest was "Points that differ from their peers are often the most interesting," written by Jim Alloway from EMSQ Associates. Jim’s caption can be a nice vehicle to discuss how interesting discoveries are often made by investigating outliers. Three captions on the effect of outliers that received honorable mentions included “Stop Clowning Around! One outlier doth not a negative correlation make!,” written by Joe Nolan from Northern Kentucky University, “Outliers can make a circus out of your regression analysis,” written by Charlie Smith from NC State University, and “There's always that funny outlier clownin' around!, written by Tianyi Wang a student at Strath Haven High School. Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!

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