Statistical questions from the classroom.

Shaughnessy, Michael:

ISBN 10: 0873535820 / ISBN 13: 9780873535823

Published by Reston, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2005

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v, 89 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. K02277 9780873535823 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Statistical questions from the classroom.
• Publisher: Reston, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873535820
• ISBN 13: 9780873535823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 550 grams
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Synopsis

This little book presents eleven short discussions of some of the most frequently asked questions about statistics, questions that are consistently raised by statistics students and by classroom teachers alike. Some questions such as "What is the difference between a sample and a sampling distribution?" or "What is a margin of error?" or "What is a p-value?" involve major concepts in statistics. Other questions such as "Why are deviations squared?" or "Why do we divide by n - 1 instead of n?" deal with some of the more technical aspects of the mathematics in statistical theory. The authors offer teachers of statistics some quick insight and support in understanding these issues and explaining these ideas to their own students. Examples and visual representations of the ideas are included.