Paradoxes in Averages.

Mitchem, John

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Publication Date: 1989

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Paradoxes in Averages.

Mitchem, John

Mathematics Teacher, v82 n4 p250-53 Apr 1989

Examples used to illustrate Simpson's paradox for secondary students include probabilities, university admissions, batting averages, student-faculty ratios, and average and expected class sizes. Each result is explained. (DC)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Probability, Secondary School Mathematics, Statistics, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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