Clasping Hands and Folding Arms: A Data Investigation


Authors: 
MacGillivray, H.
Volume: 
29(2)
Pages: 
online
Year: 
2007
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics
URL: 
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9639.2007.00273.x
Abstract: 

This is the first of a series on data investigations in which the cycle of issues, planning, collecting, exploring, interpreting and discussing is reported for selected data investigations, with the data sets available on the Blackwell repository. The motivating issues for the investigation of this report were the manner in which people clasp their hands and fold their arms. The data set yields some interesting aspects for students, for teaching and for future or further investigations, and illustrates the needs for systematic and thoughtful exploration of 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

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