The role of context in developing informal statistical inferential reasoning: A classroom study

Mathematical Thinking and Learning

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 27-46

  Pfannkuch, Maxine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 78951476974     PISSN: 10986065     EISSN: 15327833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10986065.2011.538302     Document Type: Article

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