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Direct linkJames E. Marengo; David L. Farnsworth – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2025
We offer ways that the inspection paradox can be usefully presented, even in the most elementary statistics courses, and provide guidance about how it can be revisited subsequently in the same course and in succeeding courses. Numerous situations in which the inspection paradox might occur are mentioned, and mathematically simple demonstrations…
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Student Projects, Undergraduate Students
Lawrence M. Lesser – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2025
Students may find poetry a surprisingly rich, engaging, and accessible vehicle to motivate and synthesize statistical content. We share and discuss a project and activities used in workshops or a college statistical literacy course.
Descriptors: Poetry, Student Projects, Interdisciplinary Approach, Statistics
Silvia Heubach; Tuyetdong Phan-Yamada – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2025
We describe a hands-on project in which students collect data on the impact of distracted driving on driver reaction time. Initially they do this in class via a virtual driving applet, using themselves and fellow students as test subjects. Different applet versions simulate driving with and without distraction and measure the time it takes to…
Descriptors: Statistics, Relevance (Education), Student Projects, Experiential Learning
