The p and the peas: An intuitive modeling approach to hypothesis testing

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 76-95

  Neuhauser, C ^a   Stanley, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Hypothesis testing; Mathematical and biological reasoning; Model building; Model revision; Normal distribution; Peas; Probability; Sampling; Seed development

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FACULTY WORKSHOP; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTUITIVE MODELING; INTUITIVE UNDERSTANDING; MATHEMATICAL AND BIOLOGICAL REASONING; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PEAS; SEED DEVELOPMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULA; DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

EID: 80053977150     PISSN: 09735348     EISSN: 17606101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20116605     Document Type: Article

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