Teaching Data Analysis in an Interactive Graphics Environment.

Weisberg, Herbert F.; Hennessy, Leo V., III

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Publication Date: 1991

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Teaching Data Analysis in an Interactive Graphics Environment.

Weisberg, Herbert F.; Hennessy, Leo V., III

PS: Political Science and Politics, v24 n3 p505-10 Sep 1991

Reports a series of experiments in teaching data analysis in an interactive graphics environment (IGE). Explains that students can graph distributions and relationships as they obtain statistical results. Describes microcomputer programs for IGE data analysis. Concludes that software capabilities are excellent for small data sets but too slow for large ones. (DK)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Interactive Video, Political Science, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Statistical Data, Student Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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