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On Enthusing Students about Big Data and Social Media Visualization and Analysis Using R, RStudio, and RMarkdown
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Stander, Julian; Dalla Valle, Luciana – Journal of Statistics Education, 2017
We discuss the learning goals, content, and delivery of a University of Plymouth intensive module delivered over four weeks entitled MATH1608PP Understanding Big Data from Social Networks, aimed at introducing students to a broad range of techniques used in modern Data Science. This module made use of R, accessed through RStudio, and some popular…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Mathematics, Statistics
Using Work Samples from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to Design Tasks That Assess Statistical Knowledge for Teaching
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Groth, Randall E. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2014
Statistics courses for prospective teachers are being developed in response to recent K-12 curriculum recommendations. As these courses are developed, it is important to design accompanying assessments. This manuscript describes a strategy for assessing aspects of statistical knowledge for teaching. The strategy involves analyzing and responding…
Descriptors: Statistics, Evaluation Methods, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Task Analysis
Using Simple Linear Regression to Assess the Success of the Montreal Protocol in Reducing Atmospheric Chlorofluorocarbons
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Nelson, Dean – Journal of Statistics Education, 2009
Following the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) recommendation to use real data, an example is presented in which simple linear regression is used to evaluate the effect of the Montreal Protocol on atmospheric concentration of chlorofluorocarbons. This simple set of data, obtained from a public archive, can…
Descriptors: International Relations, Regression (Statistics), Statistics, Evaluation Methods