Projects in Introductory Statistics Courses |
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| Authors: | Johannes Ledolter |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , 52242 , USA;2. Department of Management Sciences , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , 52242 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Introductory statistics courses should incorporate unstructured projects where students themselves generate the problems they choose to study, gather their own data, analyze the information using suitable computer software, and communicate their findings in a report. This article describes my experience with projects in the context of a large lecture course where projects are carried out in groups. Special problems that arise with group projects are discussed. Several successful student projects are described. |
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| Keywords: | Business statistics Data analysis Data collection Projects Teaching |
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