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Addressing Economic Development Goals through Innovative Teaching of University Statistics: A Case Study of Statistical Modelling in Nigeria
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Ezepue, Patrick Oseloka; Ojo, Adegbola – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
A challenging problem in some developing countries such as Nigeria is inadequate training of students in effective problem solving using the core concepts of their disciplines. Related to this is a disconnection between their learning and socio-economic development agenda of a country. These problems are more vivid in statistical education which…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
A Statistical Model of Human Height Inheritance, for Teaching Purposes.
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Yeshurun, Shraga – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1980
Presented is an example meant to enable students with a scant mathematical education to grasp the meaning of the limit of the binomial distribution. (Author/TG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education
Mathematical Sociology: Some Educational and Organizational Problems of an Emergent Sub-Discipline
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Mayer, Thomas F. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1971
Descriptors: Curriculum, Graduate Study, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education
On the Marriage of Psychological Statistics and Mathematical Psychology--Some Curriculum Implications
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Lovie, A. D. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1973
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Mathematics, Curriculum, Instruction
A Three-Dimensional Model for the Introductory Teaching of Multivariate Analysis
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Kirby, A. M. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1976
A three-dimensional model made from pegboard, rods, and spheres can be used to illustrate principles of multi-variate analysis. (SD)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Instruction
A Lecture on Probability, and an Introduction to Modelling, for Non-Specialists
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Anderson, O. D. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1977
A short course in probability and statistics for administrators and managers is described. Topics covered in one of the lecture sessions are discussed. (DT)
Descriptors: Business Education, College Mathematics, Course Descriptions, Curriculum