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Direct linkDuffy, Sean – Journal of Statistics Education, 2010
This paper describes three spreadsheet exercises demonstrating the nature and frequency of type I errors using random number generation. The exercises are designed specifically to address issues related to testing multiple relations using correlation (Demonstration I), t tests varying in sample size (Demonstration II) and multiple comparisons…
Descriptors: Spreadsheets, Class Activities, Statistics, Inferences
Peer reviewedDuncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Four answers to a probability problem involving a perceived coincidence are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Learning Activities, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Cwikla, Julie; Patterson, Marcelle Dessommes – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2006
This article describes an innovative lesson that uses the biography "Barbara McClintock: Alone in her Field" (Heiligman, 1994) to integrate genetics, literature, and mathematics as a context for students to investigate patterns on Indian corn. This two-day lesson requires students to estimate, collect data, identify and describe patterns,…
Descriptors: Probability, Graphs, Genetics, Mathematics Instruction
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1992
The 1989 document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics," provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. This book, one in a series designed to interpret and…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Enrichment, Data Collection, Discovery Learning
