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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1275550
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Giving Birth to Inferential Reasoning
Jones, Ryan Seth; Jia, Zhigang; Bezaire, Joel
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, v113 n4 p287-292 Apr 2020
Too often, statistical inference and probability are treated in schools like they are unrelated. In this paper, we describe how we supported students to learn about the role of probability in making inferences with variable data by building models of real world events and using them to simulate repeated samples.
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Probability, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models, Simulation, Grade 7, Middle School Mathematics, Birth
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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