Some Uses for Distribution-Fitting Software in Teaching Statistics |
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| Authors: | Alan Madgett |
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| Institution: | Department of Mathematics and Computer Science , Laurentian University , Sudbury , Ontario , Canada , P3E 2C6 |
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| Abstract: | Statistics courses now make extensive use of menu-driven, interactive computer software. This article presents some insight as to how a new class of PC-based statistical software, called “distribution-fitting” software, can be used in teaching various courses in statistics. |
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| Keywords: | Exploratory data analysis Goodness-of-fit Parameter estimation Probability distributions Stochastic modeling |
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