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Johnson, Roger W. – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
Percentage of body fat, age, weight, height, and 14 circumference measurements (e.g., waist) are given for 184 women aged 18-25. Body fat, one measure of health, was accurately determined by an underwater weighing technique which requires special equipment and training of the individuals conducting the process. Modeling body fat percentage using…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Statistics Education, Teaching Methods, Age Differences
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Möglich, Andreas – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
The quantitative evaluation of experimental data and their graphical presentation are integral to teaching and research in chemistry and the life sciences. Data are commonly fitted to physical models, which in all but the simplest cases are expressed as nonlinear mathematical functions. To facilitate data evaluation in both teaching and research…
Descriptors: Least Squares Statistics, Data, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Glaser-Opitz, Henrich; Budajová, Kristina – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2016
The article introduces a software application (MATH) supporting an education of Applied Mathematics, with focus on Numerical Mathematics. The MATH is an easy to use tool supporting various numerical methods calculations with graphical user interface and integrated plotting tool for graphical representation written in Qt with extensive use of Qwt…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, College Mathematics