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Sole, Marla A. – Mathematics Teacher, 2016
Every day, students collect, organize, and analyze data to make decisions. In this data-driven world, people need to assess how much trust they can place in summary statistics. The results of every survey and the safety of every drug that undergoes a clinical trial depend on the correct application of appropriate statistics. Recognizing the…
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Data Collection, Teaching Methods
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Blagdanic, Casandra; Chinnappan, Mohan – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2013
Numeracy in schools is becoming an increasingly important part of mathematics learning and teaching. This is because educators want students to engage with mathematical concepts more deeply, use mathematics to make sense of their environment and make decisions that are based on the analysis of mathematical information. In order to be numerate,…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Interpretation, Numeracy
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Whitin, Phyllis; Whitin, David J. – Language Arts, 2008
Being a critical reader of data is an integral part of being fully literate in today's information age. In this article the authors underscore the interdisciplinary importance of this stance by drawing upon theoretical perspectives from both the fields of language and mathematics. They argue that all texts, including statistical ones, must be…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Heuristics, Grade 5, Statistics
US Department of Commerce, 2008
This handbook was developed for high school teachers looking for new sources of timely information and ways to make courses more engaging and relevant to students. The American Community Survey (ACS) provides a wide online array of social, economic, and demographic information about the nation, states, and local communities. These data can be…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Secondary School Teachers, Social Studies, Statistical Data
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Kader, Gary D. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Introduces an activity designed to develop statistical concepts such as the distribution for a set of data, various interpretations of the mean for a set of data, the limitation of the mean for distinguishing distributions, variation in data, variation in data from the mean, and the MAD as a measure of variation in data from the mean. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Grade 8, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
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Strutchens, Marilyn E. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Presents an activity using national achievement data to involve students in a project on data collection and statistics while learning about their attitudes toward and beliefs about mathematics. This activity presents a good opportunity to talk about various interpretations of data and allows students to examine and discuss their attitudes about…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Data Processing, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
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Johnson, Art – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Presents different real-world mathematics activities on data display and data analysis with pie charts from different time periods. (ASK)
Descriptors: Charts, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs
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Mullenex, James L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Describes a five-number summary which is a display of the minimum value, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum value. Indicates how to draw box plots as graphical representations of a five-number summary. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Mathematics Materials
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Cohen, Peter A. – Journal of Dental Education, 1992
Meta-analysis is proposed as an effective alternative to conventional narrative review for extracting trends from research findings. This type of analysis is explained, advantages over more traditional review techniques are discussed, basic procedures and limitations are outlined, and potential applications in dental education and clinical…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Dental Schools, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
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Brown, Richard; Davis, Gretchen – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Presents an activity considering whether a difference exists in the age of Oscar winners. Describes how to draw a stem plot and a box plot as an example of implementing the recommendations of the NCTM Standards. Provides tables showing the name, movie titles, and ages of the Oscar winners since 1928. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Mathematics
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Hunt, Gordon – Teaching Statistics, 1998
Describes an activity that engages pupils in the whole statistical process from collecting data to interpreting the results. Discusses the importance of these activities in developing knowledge, skills, understanding, and ability in problem solving. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education
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Davis, Gretchen – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Describes classroom activities and shows that statistics is a practical tool for solving real problems. Presents a histogram, a stem plot, and a box plot to compare data involving class enrollments. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Mathematics
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Marshall, Linda; Swan, Paul – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2006
Statistical literacy is defined as "the ability to read and interpret data: the ability to use statistics as evidence in arguments. Statistical literacy is a competency: the ability to think critically about statistics" (Schield, p. 2). When a definition of statistical literacy is considered it can be seen that all students can manage a…
Descriptors: Young Children, Reading Ability, Statistics, Critical Thinking
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Taylor, Judith V. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1997
Presents activities having to do with data generation, organization, interpretation, representation, drawing conclusions, and making predictions on the basis of data which students have collected. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Elementary Education
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Hinders, Duane C. – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Discusses the use or misuse of statistics or probability in society. Presented are examples from opinion polling, sports, the 1970 draft lottery, and the law. Lists 18 references. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic
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