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Exploring Variability during Data Preparation: A Way to Connect Data, Chance, and Context When Working with Complex Public Datasets
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Wilkerson, Michelle Hoda; Lanouette, Kathryn; Shareff, Rebecca L. – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2022
Data preparation (also called "wrangling" or "cleaning") -- the evaluation and manipulation of data prior to formal analysis -- is often dismissed as a precursor to meaningful engagement with a dataset. Here, we re-envision data preparation in light of calls to prepare students for a data-rich world. Traditionally, curricular…
Descriptors: Data Science, Information Literacy, Data Analysis, Secondary School Students
Students' Informal Statistical Inferences through Data Modeling with a Large Multivariate Dataset
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Kazak, Sibel; Fujita, Taro; Turmo, Manoli Pifarre – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2023
In today's age of information, the use of data is very powerful in making informed decisions. Data analytics is a field that is interested in identifying and interpreting trends and patterns within big data to make data-driven decisions. We focus on informal statistical inference and data modeling as a means of developing students' data analytics…
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students