The storm of the century! Promoting student enthusiasm for applied statistics

Summary This article describes a hands‐on activity that has been used with students aged 12–18 years to promote the study of Statistics. We believe there is evidence to suggest an increase in student enthusiasm for Statistics at school, within the Mathematics curriculum, but also within other subjec...

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Published inTeaching statistics Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 2 - 13
Main Authors Fawcett, Lee, Newman, Keith
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Wiley-Blackwell 01.03.2017
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Subjects
Applied mathematics
applied statistics
Curricula
Experiential Learning
extreme values
Learning Activities
Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Positive Attitudes
Shiny
Statistics
Student Attitudes
student motivation
Teaching statistics
Web Based Instruction
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ISSN0141-982X
1467-9639
DOI10.1111/test.12115

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Summary:Summary This article describes a hands‐on activity that has been used with students aged 12–18 years to promote the study of Statistics. We believe there is evidence to suggest an increase in student enthusiasm for Statistics at school, within the Mathematics curriculum, but also within other subjects such as Geography. We also believe that the use of such activities has resulted in some students giving more serious thought to studying Statistics at University. The activity described here is supported with a web‐based application to allow younger or less experienced students to engage with the material.
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ISSN:0141-982X
1467-9639
DOI:10.1111/test.12115