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The American Statistics Poster Competition p.34 Jerry Moreno
& John Schollenberger
This article covers the history and organisation of the American Statistics
Poster Competition and gives our view of what a statistical poster is.
Statistics Education in Singapore Schools p.38 Lionel
Pereira-Mendoza & Berinderjeet Kaur
A perspective of statistics education at the school level in Singapore.
A Look at Randomness in Microsoft Windows Solitaire, or, Using Electronic
Games of Chance for Statistics Projects p.43 Ronald
D Fricker Jr
The popular computer game Solitaire is used as a vehicle for investigating
random number generation. This can form a very good basis for classroom projects.
COMPUTING CORNER
Using Spreadsheets to Calculate Prob(X+Y=W) p.46 John
C Turner
For simple discrete small probabilities this article shows how to use spreadsheets
to calculate Prob(X+Y=W) for independent random variables X and Y. The context
is how many bottles of soda pop are possessed by two different students - Xavier
and Yolanda.
NET BENEFITS
The Advanced Placement Statistics Course p. 49
Mike Fuller
The author gives references to various aspects of the AP Statistics course currently
being developed in the USA
CLASSROOM NOTES
On Decomposing an Exponential Random Variable into its Integer and Decimal
Parts p 51 Mick Norton & Dennis Wackerly
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
A Probability Game p 53 Jean Melrose
Using simple games of snakes and ladders in teaching probability.
RESEARCH REPORT
Recent Research in Stochastics Education in Australia and New Zealand
p. 55 John Truran
SOFTWARE REVIEW
Activstats p 57 Kirsty Davidson
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
Knock 'm Down p.59 Gordon Hunt
Place twelve counters on a shelf in slots labelled 2 to 12. Roll two dice, their
sum tells you which counter to remove. What is the best strategy to get all
twelve removed quickest?
BOOK REVIEWS
Statistics Roger Fentem p.63
Practical Exercises in Applied Statistics Julie Charlton &
Roger Williamson p 63
Book Reviews (63) News & Notes (64) Look Ahead (64)
Notes for contributers (osbc) IASE Matters (centre fold)
Please email: alison.davies2@ntu.ac.uk with any comments or corrections.
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