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Peer reviewedCake, Leslie J.; Hostetter, Roy C. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Describes the use of DATAGEN, a BASIC computer program which generates independent and correlated data samples from population parameters specified by the instructor. Maintains that DATAGEN facilitates the demonstration of some fundamental statistical concepts and encourages students to work independently. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Instruction
Wall, Charles R. – InCider, 1987
Discusses some of the myths surrounding grading on the curve. Provides a simple explanation of such statistical terms as histograms, relative frequency, normal distribution, mean, and standard deviation. Describes how to restructure the curve, including the program listing for a computer program that will assist the teacher. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1988
This publication is composed of documentation material and a user's guide for the software used in this course. The materials in this book are extracted from an introductory college mathematics course designed to prepare high school students who have completed Algebra 2 for the variety of mathematics courses encountered in college. The principal…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware


