Conceptions of Sample and Their Relationship to Statistical Inference.

Saldanha, Luis; Thompson, Patrick

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ERIC Number: EJ672158

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Publication Date: 2002

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Conceptions of Sample and Their Relationship to Statistical Inference.

Saldanha, Luis; Thompson, Patrick

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v51 n3 p257-70 2002

Distinguishes two conceptions of sample and sampling that emerged in the context of a teaching experiment conducted in a high school statistics class. Suggests that the conception of a sample as a quasi- proportional, small-scale version of the population is a powerful one to target for instruction. (Author/KHR)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Mathematics Instruction, Sampling, Secondary Education, Statistical Distributions, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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