Statistical Literacy at School: Growth and GoalsRoutledge, 13.5.2013 - 320 sivua This book reveals the development of students' understanding of statistical literacy. It provides a way to "see" student thinking and gives readers a deeper sense of how students think about important statistical topics. Intended as a complement to curriculum documents and textbook series, it is consistent with the current principles and standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. |
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... Fig. 1.1 reflects the dilemma associated with the use of formal inference procedures based on probability at the school level. Hence in Fig. 1.1 probability is associated with sampling in terms of collecting data but not with ...
... Fig . 2.1 , along with an indication of how they are linked with each other . The idea of being representative is developed along with the increasing sophistication of describing what a sample is and its purpose . This potentially slow ...
... Fig . 2.2 . 10 The use of the ( a ) ( b ) A news person on TV says , " In a research study on the weight of ... FIG . 2.2 Interview questions on sampling in a context . FIG . 2.3 Continued questioning about sampling in context (
... Fig . 2.2 . • ( a ) [ Say there were ] about 10,000 children in Grade 5 in Tasmania and they took about say 50 of them and they found out , because 50 is a small portion of 10,000 , they just found out the weights from there . ( a ) ...
... Fig . 2.2 ) . FIG . 2.5 Item on buying a new car . Without considerable experience it is unlikely that students can give statistically appropriate justifications for their choices of sample size but discussion based on a range of ...
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GraphsHow Best to Represent the Data | |
Average What Does It Tell | |
ChancePrecursor to Probability | |
Supporting a Conclusion | |
VariationThe Underlying Phenomenon | |
Statistical LiteracyA Global Goal | |
Further Reading | |
References | |
Author Index | |
Subject Index | |