Book:
Journal of Statistics Education
Type:
Category:
Volume:
7(2)
Year:
1999
URL:
http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/secure/v7n2/bryc.cfm
Abstract:
Students crack a simple substitution code using character frequencies in texts sampled from web pages. Frequencies are tabulated by a web-based character counter. This quick and simple project reinforces notions of sampling variability and emphasizes the need to complement statistical techniques with intuition.
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