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William R. Dardick; Jeffrey R. Harring – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2025
Simulation studies are the basic tools of quantitative methodologists used to obtain empirical solutions to statistical problems that may be impossible to derive through direct mathematical computations. The successful execution of many simulation studies relies on the accurate generation of correlated multivariate data that adhere to a particular…
Descriptors: Statistics, Statistics Education, Problem Solving, Multivariate Analysis
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De Villiers, Michael D. – Mathematics in School, 1988
Describes the use of step-functions in modelling instruction. Classifies modelling into three categories: direct, analogical, and creative application. Provides and discusses modelling postal rates and other problems as examples. (YP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Functions (Mathematics), Graphs, Mathematical Applications