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Download full textActuarial Foundation, 2012
The purpose of these modules is to provide an introduction to the world of probability and statistics to accelerated mathematics students at the high school level. The materials are centered on the fictional town of Happy Shores, a coastal community which is at risk for hurricanes. Actuaries at an insurance company figure out the risks and…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Probability, Statistics, Learning Modules
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Direct linkWagner, Clifford H. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2007
Standard distributions are ubiquitous but not unique. With suitable scaling, the graph of a standard distribution serves as the graph for every distribution in the family. The standard exponential can easily be taught in elementary statistics courses.
Descriptors: Statistical Distributions, Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Bakker, Arthur – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2004
This paper examines ways in which coherent reasoning about key concepts such as variability, sampling, data, and distribution can be developed as part of statistics education. Instructional activities that could support such reasoning were developed through design research conducted with students in grades 7 and 8. Results are reported from a…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Grade 8, Cognitive Development, Sampling
