The second edition of Activity-Based Statistics, revised by Tim Erickson, remains true to the vision of the original, highly respected author team: A set of basic, hands-on, exploratory activities that can be completed without the use of technology. Because these activities are designed to be conducted with materials that are easily obtainable (coins, dice, pasta, paper, marbles, and so on), their implementation is made easy for any instructor without regard to budget concerns or technology proficiency. By making the activities fun and engaging the authors are promoting the idea that statistics is, indeed, an experimental science. The Student Guide is affordably-priced for supplemental adoption in addition to another core statistics text. With over 40 activities from which to choose, instructors should easily find many that are appropriate for both the college introductory course curricula and AP Statistics. Using Activity-Based Statistics in addition to any standard introductory statistics text helps students experience statistics in context and discover its everyday relevance. Activities can be introduced once students have become familiar with standard statistics topics. The directions for each activity are simple and easy to understand, and most can be completed in one 50-minute class period.
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Schaefffer's et al's activity-based statistics,
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I have used this book twice in teaching intro to statistics. The main textbook was Moore's Basic Practice of statistics. I like a hands-on approach to statistics so i chose Schaeffer's collection as a companion to Moore's since it provides some neat projects for students to do. For example, the very first project (getting to know the class) allows you to gather data from class which can be a rich resource for the rest of the semester. Some of the projects are hard to do in class(like a project involving paper frogs and the one with a funnel towards the end), there aren't that many good and short projects on inference, and the book shows its age (it still talks about Bush versus Clinton). But it is the only book of projects suitable for the freshman level, that is why I will be using it again.
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Thank you for this book! You have made my life easier! It is a great resource for anyone who teaches Statistics! Every page is a well-thought out activity that is ready for immediate use. Fantastic!
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paper frog jumps, tack lands point, subjective samples, randomized response survey, peers care, bootstrap interval, leaf diagram, tagged fish, population correlation coefficient Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Assessment Questions, United States, Sammy Sosa, New York, Bill Clinton, Question Can, Los Angeles, Central Limit Theorem, Prerequisites None, New Jersey, Ross Perot, Probability of Response, The Mauna Loa, Gummy Bears, Census Bureau, Nielsen Media Research, Gainesville Sun Browse Sample Pages:
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paper frog jumps, tack lands point, subjective samples, randomized response survey, peers care, bootstrap interval, leaf diagram, tagged fish, population correlation coefficient Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Assessment Questions, United States, Sammy Sosa, New York, Bill Clinton, Question Can, Los Angeles, Central Limit Theorem, Prerequisites None, New Jersey, Ross Perot, Probability of Response, The Mauna Loa, Gummy Bears, Census Bureau, Nielsen Media Research, Gainesville Sun Browse Sample Pages:
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- Teaching Statistics: Resources for Undergraduate Instructors by Thomas J. Moore on 5 pages
- Innovations in Teaching Statistics by Joan B. Garfield on 5 pages
- Mathematics in Service to the Community: Concepts and Models for Service-learning in the Mathematical Sciences (Maa Notes) by Charles R. Hadlock on page 88, and page 109
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