Development of understanding of sampling for statistical literacy

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-136

  Watson, Jane M ^a   Moritz, Jonathan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental model; Longitudinal survey; Sampling; Statistical literacy; Terminology; Three tiered framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010081925     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(00)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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