Something strange and useless: Service students conceptions of statistics, learning statistics and using statistics in their future profession

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 789-800

  Petocz, Peter ^a   Reid, Anna ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 29344449153     PISSN: 0020739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207390500271503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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