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Download full textO'Brien, Francis J., Jr. – 1987
This paper is part of a series of applied statistics monographs intended to provide supplementary reading for applied statistics students. In the present paper, derivations of the unbiased standard error of estimate for both the raw score and standard score linear models are presented. The derivations for raw score linear models are presented in…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Goodness of Fit, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMakowski, George J.; Strong, William R. – Journal of Geography, 1996
Shows that the experiment of the ancient Greek mathematician and geographer, Eratosthenes, can be replicated and used to teach geographic concepts. Eratosthenes calculated the most accurate ancient measurement of earth based on fundamental mathematics concepts and earth-sun relations. Includes instructions, illustrations, graphs, and historical…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Astronomy, Estimation (Mathematics), Geography
