Book:
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Teaching Statistics
Editors:
Vere-Jones, D., Carlyle, S., & Dawkins, B. P.
Type:
Category:
Volume:
1
Pages:
272-276
Year:
1991
Publisher:
International Statistical Institute
Place:
Voorburg, Netherlands
Abstract:
This paper re-evaluates the basic notions of probability and statistics and discusses their introduction through integrated real-life themes, a method already successfully tested in schools for students aged 11-16. In effect, this approach provides a viable alternative to the great majority of school/university courses which teach probability and representational/parametric statistics virtually as an extension of pure mathematics.
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