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Foster, Colin; Martin, David – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2016
We analyse the "two-dice horse race" task often used in lower secondary school, in which two ordinary dice are thrown repeatedly and each time the sum of the scores determines which horse (numbered 1 to 12) moves forwards one space.
Descriptors: Statistics, Markov Processes, Probability, Statistical Significance
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Li, Feiming; Cohen, Allan; Bottge, Brian; Templin, Jonathan – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2016
Latent transition analysis (LTA) was initially developed to provide a means of measuring change in dynamic latent variables. In this article, we illustrate the use of a cognitive diagnostic model, the DINA model, as the measurement model in a LTA, thereby demonstrating a means of analyzing change in cognitive skills over time. An example is…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Change, Thinking Skills, Measurement