Using computer simulation methods to teach statistics: A review of the literature

Journal of Statistics Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Mills, Jamie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education research; Innovative instructions; Learning methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041758993     PISSN: 10691898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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