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Direct linkHolt, Melinda Miller; Scariano, Stephen M. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2009
The classroom activity described here allows mathematically mature students to explore the role of mean, median and mode in a decision-making environment. While students discover the importance of choosing a measure of central tendency, their understanding of probability distributions, maximization, and prediction is reinforced through active…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Probability, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction
