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Direct linkDunlap, Mickey; Studstill, Sharyn – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2014
The number of increases a particular stock makes over a fixed period follows a Poisson distribution. This article discusses using this easily-found data as an opportunity to let students become involved in the data collection and analysis process.
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Statistical Distributions, Probability
