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Reasoning with Data - Time for a Rethink? P2. James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway
and Sean McCusker
This article emphasises the importance of reasoning with data as a life skill
and suggests ways in which the current secondary level statistics curriculum
could be improved.
Exploring Correlation Coefficients with Golf Statistics P10 Robert J
Quinn.
This article explores the relationships between several pairs of statistics
kept on several pairs of golfers on the PGA tour.
Accuracy and Precision in Measurements: Two Complementary Approaches
P14 Laura Piskulic, Liliana Racca, Hebe Bottai and Mercedes Leiva
This article presents two different approaches to studying the accuracy and
precision of measurement.
An Exploration of Students' Statistical Thinking P17 Randall E Groth
In this article students' thinking with regard to fundamental statistics concepts
is reported in order to help instructional practice.
Height, Foot Length and Threat to Woodland: Positive Learning from Pupil
Relevant Data P22 Claire Turner
This article shows how the CensusAtSchool project can be implemented in the
classroom to make data handling much more real and relevant. It includes full
lesson plans and notes on what the pupils achieved.
Optimal Keno Strategies and the Central Limit Theorem P26 Roger W. Johnson.
In this article the optimal playing strategies are obtained for the game Keno
using exact and approximate probability calculations.
STATISTICAL DIVERSIONS p30 Peter Petocz and Eric Sowey
The regular column in Teaching Statistics to get you thinking.
BOOK REVIEW
The Challenge of Developing Statistical Literacy Dani Ben-Zvi and Joan Garfield
(Editors) P32
Review by Dave Pratt
PRIZE CROSSWORD P33 by Erithacus
Please email: alison.davies2@ntu.ac.uk with any comments or corrections.
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ISSN 0141-982X (Print) ISSN 1467-9639 (Online)