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Interpreting association from graphical displays
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Fitzallen, N, Interpreting association from graphical displays, Opening Up Mathematics Education: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 3-7 July 2016, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 220-227. ISBN 978-1-920846-29-9 (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
Research that has explored students' interpretations of graphical representations has not
extended to include how students apply understanding of particular statistical concepts
related to one graphical representation to interpret different representations. This paper reports on the way in which students' understanding of covariation, evidenced through their
interpretation of scatterplots, was applied to the interpretation of split stacked dot plots. The
outcomes of the study suggest that incomplete understanding of the characteristics of a
graph and the data displayed can lead to students applying knowledge of statistical concepts
relevant to one graph type to misinterpret a different graph type.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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| Keywords: | statistics education, association, graphical representations, middle school |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
| Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Fitzallen, N (Dr Noleine Fitzallen) |
| ID Code: | 109835 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2016-07-04 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-19 |
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