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Freakatistics--Discussion Assignments for the Statistics Classroom
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Soltys, Steve; McClintock, Scott – PRIMUS, 2014
This paper proposes and discusses how to use an assignment based on "Freakonomics" as a way to foster critical thinking and statistical literacy skills within the classroom.
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Critical Thinking, Numeracy