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Students' understanding of confidence intervals
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Reaburn, R, Students' understanding of confidence intervals, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, 13-18 July 2014, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, pp. 1-4. (2014) [Non Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to gain knowledge of students’ beliefs and difficulties in understanding
confidence intervals and to use this knowledge to develop improved teaching programs. This study
took place over four consecutive teaching semesters of a one-semester tertiary statistics unit. The
study was cyclical, in that the results of each semester were used to inform the instructional design
for the following semester. Over the semesters the following instructional techniques were
introduced: simulation with and without a computer, encouraging students to write about their
work, and the use of alternative representations. As the interventions progressed, a higher
proportion of students successfully defined and used confidence intervals to estimate the value of
the population mean. This study also identified sources of confusion for students that can be a basis
for further research.
Item Details
Item Type: | Non Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | statistics education confidence-intervals |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Pedagogy |
UTAS Author: | Reaburn, R (Dr Robyn Reaburn) |
ID Code: | 94244 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2014-09-04 |
Last Modified: | 2014-09-29 |
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