How do students think about statistical sampling before instruction?

Authors: 
Jacobs, V. R.
Type: 
Journal Article
Category: 
Theory
Volume: 
5
Pages: 
240-246, 263
Year: 
1999
Publisher: 
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
Abstract: 

This article explores misconceptions that students hold about sampling techniques on surveys and discusses implications for instruction.

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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