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Gordon, Sheldon P.; Gordon, Florence S. – PRIMUS, 2023
This article makes a case for introducing moving averages into introductory statistics courses and contemporary modeling/data-based courses in college algebra and precalculus. The authors examine a variety of aspects of moving averages and draw parallels between them and similar topics in calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra. The…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, Algebra
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Burr, Wesley; Chevalier, Fanny; Collins, Christopher; Gibbs, Alison L; Ng, Raymond; Wild, Chris J – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2021
In 2010, Nolan and Temple Lang proposed "integration of computing concepts into statistics curricula at all levels." The unprecedented growth in data and emphasis on data science has provided an impetus to finally realizing full implementations of this in new statistics and data science programs and courses. We discuss a proposal for the…
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses
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Vance, Eric A.; Glimp, David R.; Pieplow, Nathan D.; Garrity, Jane M.; Melbourne, Brett A. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2022
Despite growing calls to develop data science students' ethical awareness and expand human-centered approaches to data science education, introductory courses in the field remain largely technical. A new interdisciplinary data science program aims to merge STEM and humanities perspectives starting at the very beginning of the data science…
Descriptors: Humanities, Humanities Instruction, Statistics Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Schwab-McCoy, Aimee; Baker, Catherine M.; Gasper, Rebecca E. – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
In the past 10 years, new data science courses and programs have proliferated at the collegiate level. As faculty and administrators enter the race to provide data science training and attract new students, the road map for teaching data science remains elusive. In 2019, 69 college and university faculty teaching data science courses and…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Higher Education, College Students, Teaching Methods