Editors:
Goodall, G.
Type:
Category:
Volume:
26(3)
Pages:
66-71
Year:
2004
Publisher:
Teaching Statistics
Abstract:
This article describes an activity through which students collect data and explore ways to display them through graphs and charts. It also motivates various summary measures for location, spread and shape. Finally, it gives an introduction to concepts of validity, reliability and unbiasedness.
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