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Gafny, Ronit; Ben-Zvi, Dani – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2023
In recent years, big data has become ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives. Therefore, it is imperative for educators to integrate nontraditional (big) data into statistics education to ensure that students are prepared for a big data reality. This study examined graduate students' expressions of uncertainty while engaging with traditional and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Data Science, Data Analysis, Models
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Casey, Stephanie A. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2015
The purpose of this research study was to learn about students' conceptions concerning the line of best fit just prior to their introduction to the topic. Task-based interviews were conducted with thirty-three students, focused on five tasks that asked them to place the line of best fit on a scatterplot and explain their reasoning throughout the…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes, Task Analysis