Using simulation to model real world problems


Book: 
The Second International Conference on Teaching Statistics, 1986
Authors: 
Bryan, B. H.
Editors: 
Davidson, R., & Swift, J.
Category: 
Pages: 
86-90
Year: 
1986
Publisher: 
The Second International Committee on Teaching Statistics
Place: 
Victoria, B.C.
Abstract: 

The primary source of the material used in this presentation is The Art and Techniques of Simulation, a book from the Quantitative Literacy Series. These techniques are designed for use in middle school through senior high school. They feature statistical topics that are important to students, a wealth of hands-on activities, real data sets and active experiments which motivate student participation, and graphical methods instead of complicated formulas or abstract mathematical concepts. In particular, simulation is introduced as a technique for solving probability and statistics problems.

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