Book:
Thinking and reasoning with data and chance: Sixty-eighth Yearbook.
Editors:
Burrill, G. F.
Type:
Category:
Pages:
257-272
Year:
2006
Publisher:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, VA.
Abstract:
This article describes how graphing calculators can help make statistical concepts more accessible and understandable through the use of simulations. Examples of simulations are given on the Law of Large Numbers, Normal Probability Plots, Central Limit Theorem, Confidence Intervals, and Significance Testing.
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