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Making students part of the dataset: a model for statistical enquiry in social issues
Author(s) -
Brown Mark
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/test.12131
Subject(s) - statistical model , mathematics education , statistical analysis , computer science , data science , psychology , management science , statistics , artificial intelligence , mathematics , engineering
Summary This article reviews a flexible model for engaging students in statistical enquiry. Data from a student survey are first used to stimulate interest and introduce statistical concepts, while easing the transition to working with larger ‘real world’ secondary data.