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ERIC Number: EJ1408975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-982X
EISSN: EISSN-1467-9639
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First-Year Undergraduate Students' Statistical Problem-Solving Skills
Eva G. Makwakwa; David Mogari; Ugorji I. Ogbonnaya
Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, v46 n1 p8-23 2024
This study investigated first-year undergraduate statistics students' statistical problem-solving skills on the probability of the union of two events, conditional probability, binomial probability distribution, probabilities for x-limits using the z-distribution, x-limit associated with a given probability for a normal distribution, estimating the y-value using a regression equation, and hypothesis testing for a single population mean when a population standard deviation is unknown. The study was a descriptive case study and employed a mixed-method research approach. Data were collected through content analysis of a statistics course examination script of 120 first-year undergraduate students of statistics in an open distance-learning university in South Africa. Polya's Model of Problem Solving was used as the framework of analysis. The study revealed that the students, in general, had poor statistical problem-solving skills.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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