Statistics for the Non-Specialist.

Kemp, B.

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ERIC Number: EJ174454

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Publication Date: 1977

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Statistics for the Non-Specialist

Kemp, B.

International Journal of Mathematical Education, 8, 4, 407-9, Nov 77

Some reasons are given for the non-specialist student emerging from a statistics course having acquired a few techniques but no real statistical understanding. A cyclical problem-centered teaching approach is suggested, beginning with problems related to the students' own disciplines. (MN)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Discovery Learning, Higher Education, Instruction, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Problem Based Learning, Relevance (Education), Statistics, Teaching Methods

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