Case Studies In The Mathematical Statistics Course


Book: 
Proceedings of the sixth international conference on teaching statistics, Developing a statistically literate society
Authors: 
Nolan, D,
Editors: 
Phillips, B.
Category: 
Pages: 
Online
Year: 
2002
Publisher: 
International Statistical Institute
URL: 
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/1/3e1_dnol.pdf
Abstract: 

We have developed a model for teaching mathematical statistics through detailed case studies. We use these case studies to bridge the gap between statistical theory and practice, and to help students develop an understanding of the basic ideas in mathematical statistics. We also use them to motivate students to explore the concepts of statistics. Although we strongly advocate teaching mathematical statistics through case studies, there are many challenges that arise from this approach. In this paper, we describe how we incorporate case studies in the course, outline the challenges that we face in adopting this approach, and discuss our efforts to overcome these challenges.

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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