Location
Daytona Beach, Florida
Description
The first statistics course that students take in their undergraduate program, the introductory statistics course, is critical to their attitudes toward statistics, research, and their performance in later research efforts. This paper discusses current recommendations in regard to teaching undergraduate statistics, outlines some activities and techniques for improving the introductory statistics course, and explores some new techniques that are made possible by the use of the computer in the classroom. Offering a good introductory statistics course is essential to the success of the university's Quality Enhancement Plan.
Should the Letters t and z be Eliminated From the Introductory Statistics Course?
Daytona Beach, Florida
The first statistics course that students take in their undergraduate program, the introductory statistics course, is critical to their attitudes toward statistics, research, and their performance in later research efforts. This paper discusses current recommendations in regard to teaching undergraduate statistics, outlines some activities and techniques for improving the introductory statistics course, and explores some new techniques that are made possible by the use of the computer in the classroom. Offering a good introductory statistics course is essential to the success of the university's Quality Enhancement Plan.