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Kula, Fulya; Koçer, Rüya Gökhan – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2020
Difficulties in learning (and thus teaching) statistical inference are well reported in the literature. We argue the problem emanates not only from the way in which statistical inference is taught but also from what exactly is taught as statistical inference. What makes statistical inference difficult to understand is that it contains two logics…
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Teaching Methods, Difficulty Level, Comprehension
Quinn, Anne – Mathematics Teacher, 2016
While looking for an inexpensive technology package to help students in statistics classes, the author found StatKey, a free Web-based app. Not only is StatKey useful for students' year-end projects, but it is also valuable for helping students learn fundamental content such as the central limit theorem. Using StatKey, students can engage in…
Descriptors: Statistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
Watkins, Ann E.; Bargagliotti, Anna; Franklin, Christine – Journal of Statistics Education, 2014
Although the use of simulation to teach the sampling distribution of the mean is meant to provide students with sound conceptual understanding, it may lead them astray. We discuss a misunderstanding that can be introduced or reinforced when students who intuitively understand that "bigger samples are better" conduct a simulation to…
Descriptors: Simulation, Sampling, Sample Size, Misconceptions
McLean, James E. – 1983
This simple method for simulating the Central Limit Theorem with students in a beginning nonmajor statistics class requires students to use dice to simulate drawing samples from a discrete uniform distribution. On a chalkboard, the distribution of sample means is superimposed on a graph of the discrete uniform distribution to provide visual…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Research Methodology, Sampling
Earley, Mark A. – 2001
This paper presents a summary of action research investigating statistics students' understandings of the sampling distribution of the mean. With four sections of an introductory Statistics in Education course (n=98 students), a computer simulation activity (R. delMas, J. Garfield, and B. Chance, 1999) was implemented and evaluated to show…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Students, Computer Simulation, Higher Education

Saldanha, Luis; Thompson, Patrick – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 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
Bakker, Arthur – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2004
This paper examines ways in which coherent reasoning about key concepts such as variability, sampling, data, and distribution can be developed as part of statistics education. Instructional activities that could support such reasoning were developed through design research conducted with students in grades 7 and 8. Results are reported from a…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Grade 8, Cognitive Development, Sampling