Statistical literacy at University level: The current trends

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 795-799

  Nikiforidou, Zoi ^a   Lekka, Aspasia ^a   Pange, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Statistical literacy; Statistics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951866592     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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