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Reese, William A., Jr.; Robins, Russell P. – Journal of Economic Education, 2017
This exercise helps instructors teach students how to perform a simple event study. The study tests to see if stocks earn abnormal returns when added to the S&P 500. Students select a random sample of stocks that were added to the index between January 2000 and July 2015. The accompanying spreadsheet calculates cumulative abnormal returns and…
Descriptors: Finance Occupations, Business Administration Education, Learning Activities, Money Management
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Forbes, Sharleen – Teaching Statistics, 1996
This article describes the organization and results of the 1990 New Zealand Children's Census. This census, which preceded a National Census, provided a powerful tool for raising statistical awareness nationwide. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Graphs, Mathematics Instruction, Statistical Analysis
Malone, Linda C.; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Discussion of automated indexing techniques focuses on ways to statistically document improvements in the development of an automated keywording system over time. The system developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to automate the storage, categorization, and retrieval of information from military exercises is explained, and performance measures are…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Indexing, Evaluation Methods, Graphs