Teaching statistics - Despite its applications


Authors: 
Ridgway, J., Nicholson, J., McCusker, S.
Volume: 
29(2)
Pages: 
online
Year: 
2007
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics
URL: 
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9639.2007.00276.x
Abstract: 

Evidence-based policy requires sophisticated modelling and reasoning about complex social data. The current UK statistics curricula do not equip tomorrow's citizens to understand such reasoning. We advocate radical curriculum reform, designed to require students to reason from complex data.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education