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Direct linkChaput, J. Scott; Crack, Timothy Falcon; Onishchenko, Olena – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
How accurately can final-year students majoring in statistics, physics, and finance label the vertical axis of a normal distribution, explain their label, identify units, and answer a question about the impact of horizontal-axis rescaling? Our survey finds that only 27 out of 148 students surveyed (i.e., 18.2%) could label the vertical axis of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Advanced Students, Business Administration Education, Mathematics Skills
Wroughton, Jacqueline; Cole, Tarah – Journal of Statistics Education, 2013
Recognizing the differences between three discrete distributions (Binomial, Hypergeometric and Negative Binomial) can be challenging for students. We present an activity designed to help students differentiate among these distributions. In addition, we present assessment results in the form of pre- and post-tests that were designed to assess the…
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, Mathematical Concepts
