Paper-Clip Case: A Practical Activity to Improve Statistical Thinking for Engineering Students


Authors: 
E. Viles
Volume: 
30(2)
Pages: 
online
Year: 
2008
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics
URL: 
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119398886/abstract
Abstract: 

In this article I present an activity introducing statistical concepts to engineering students to help them develop inductive reasoning and problem-solving skills.

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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