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Peer reviewedMathews, John H. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1992
Presents two mathematical methods for fitting the logistic curve to population data supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau utilizing computer algebra software to carry out the computations and plot graphs. (JKK)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Differential Equations, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBonsangue, Martin V. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Describes the model for decision making used in inferential statistics and real-world applications that parallel the statistical model. Discusses two activities that ask students to write about a personal decision-making experience and create a mock trial in which the class makes the decision of guilt or innocence. (MDH)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Enrichment Activities, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMaeshiro, Asatoshi – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Rectifies the unsatisfactory textbook treatment of the finite-sample proprieties of estimators of regression models with a lagged dependent variable and autocorrelated disturbances. Maintains that the bias of the ordinary least squares estimator is determined by the dynamic and correlation effects. (MJP)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Correlation, Economics Education, Heuristics
