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Correcting Students' Misconceptions about Probability in an Introductory College Statistics Course
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Khazanov, Leonid; Prado, Lucio – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2010
College students' misconceptions about probability are common and widespread. These misconceptions impede students' ability to make sound judgments in situations of uncertainty and master fundamental concepts of inferential statistics. In this paper the authors report the results of a study undertaken with the objective of correcting three common…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Misconceptions