Using Media Resources and Journal Articles to Teach Statistics

Authors

Phyllis Curtis, Grand Valley State UniversityFollow

Department

Statistics Department

College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Date Range

2013-2014

Disciplines

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Abstract

When teaching statistics, students need to see examples from outside the textbook. Even though authors of textbooks have begun to include more data from actual studies, we can better convince our students of the importance of statistics by using resources from the world around us.

Conference Name

Joint Statistical Meetings

Conference Location

Montreal, Quebec

ScholarWorks Citation

Curtis, Phyllis, "Using Media Resources and Journal Articles to Teach Statistics" (2014). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 938.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/938