It's All in the Area.

Lee, J. Todd

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ERIC Number: EJ595915

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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It's All in the Area.

Lee, J. Todd

Mathematics Teacher, v92 n8 p670-72 Nov 1999

One of the biggest hurdles in teaching statistics is convincing students that the area under curves has anything to do with all the samples, histograms, and various other indicators to which they have been exposed. Presents two examples to illustrate this phenomenon. (ASK)

Descriptors: Area, Graphs, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Statistics

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Focus on Statistics.