3 papers
stat.OT2017
Data Visualization on Day One: Bringing Big Ideas into Intro Stats Early and Often
Xiaofei Wang, Cynthia Rush, Nicholas Jon Horton
In a world awash with data, the ability to think and compute with data has become an important skill for students in many fields. For that reason, inclusion of some level of statis…
stat.OT2017
Enriching students' conceptual understanding of confidence intervals: An interactive trivia-based classroom activity
Xiaofei Wang, Nicholas G. Reich, Nicholas J. Horton
Confidence intervals provide a way to determine plausible values for a population parameter. They are omnipresent in research articles involving statistical analyses. Appropriately…
stat.OT2017
Using a "Study of Studies" to help statistics students assess research findings
Azka Javaid, Xiaofei Wang, Nicholas J Horton
One learning goal of the introductory statistics course is to develop the ability to make sense of research findings in published papers. The Atlantic magazine regularly publishes…