Technological tools in the introductory statistics classroom: Effects on student understanding of inferential statistics

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-297

  Meletiou Mavrotheris, Maria ^a  

^a Ministry of Education and Culture Limassol   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Dynamic software; Educational software; Inferential statistics; Introductory statistics; Sampling distribution

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC SOFTWARES; EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARES; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS; SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; DESIGN; STATISTICS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 2142641701     PISSN: 13823892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJCO.0000021794.08422.65     Document Type: Article

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