The Effects of Statistical Training on Thinking about Everyday Problems.

Fong, Geoffrey T.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Effects of Statistical Training on Thinking about Everyday Problems.

Fong, Geoffrey T.; And Others

Cognitive Psychology, v18 n3 p253-92 Jul 1986

Four experiments are presented to support the theory that the rule system governing the law of large numbers is not tied to a content domain, and that it can be improved by formal teaching techniques. The experiments showed that statistical training enhanced everyday reasoning. Test problems and objective example problems are appended. (LMO)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Cognitive Processes, High Schools, Higher Education, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts, Problem Solving, Statistics, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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