Probability With Less Pain.


Authors: 
Pfannkuch, M., Seber, G. A. F. & Wild, C. J.
Editors: 
Goodall, G.
Category: 
Volume: 
24(1)
Pages: 
24-30
Year: 
2002
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics
Abstract: 

The teaching of probability theory has been steadily declining in introductory statistics courses as students have difficulty with handling the rules of probability. In this article, we give a data-driven approach, based on two-way tables, which helps students to become familiar with using the usual rules but without the formal structure.

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