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Braham, Hana Manor; Ben-Zvi, Dani – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2017
A fundamental aspect of statistical inference is representation of real-world data using statistical models. This article analyzes students' articulations of statistical models and modeling during their first steps in making informal statistical inferences. An integrated modeling approach (IMA) was designed and implemented to help students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Statistical Inference, Mathematical Models
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Gil, Einat; Ben-Zvi, Dani – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2011
Explanations are considered to be key aids to understanding the study of mathematics, science, and other complex disciplines. This paper discusses the role of students' explanations in making sense of data and learning to reason informally about statistical inference. We closely follow students' explanations in which they utilize their experiences…
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Abstract Reasoning, Grade 6, Elementary School Students