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The Challenge of Developing Statistical Literacy, Reasoning and Thinking

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Editors:
  1. Dani Ben-Zvi

    1. University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

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  2. Joan Garfield

    1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction to Statistical Literacy, Reasoning, and Thinking

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Statistical Literacy, Reasoning, and Thinking: Goals, Definitions, and Challenges

      • Dani Ben-Zvi, Joan Garfield
      Pages 3-15

    3. Towards an Understanding of Statistical Thinking

      • Maxine Pfannkuch, Chris Wild
      Pages 17-46

    4. Statistical Literacy

      • Iddo Gal
      Pages 47-78

    5. A Comparison of Mathematical and Statistical Reasoning

      • Robert C. del Mas
      Pages 79-95

    6. Models of Development in Statistical Reasoning

      • Graham A. Jones, Cynthia W. Langrall, Edward S. Mooney, Carol A. Thornton
      Pages 97-117

  3. Studies of Statistical Reasoning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Reasoning about Data Analysis

      • Dani Ben-Zvi
      Pages 121-145

    3. Learning to Reason About Distribution

      • Arthur Bakker, Koeno P. E. Gravemeijer
      Pages 147-168

    4. Conceptualizing an Average as a Stable Feature of a Noisy Process

      • Clifford Konold, Alexander Pollatsek
      Pages 169-199

    5. Reasoning About Variation

      • Chris Reading, J. Michael Shaughnessy
      Pages 201-226

    6. Reasoning about Covariation

      • Jonathan Moritz
      Pages 227-255

    7. Students’ Reasoning about the Normal Distribution

      • Carmen Batanero, Liliana Mabel Tauber, Victoria Sánchez
      Pages 257-276

    8. Developing Reasoning about Samples

      • Jane M. Watson
      Pages 277-294

    9. Reasoning about Sampling Distribitions

      • Beth Chance, Robert del Mas, Joan Garfield
      Pages 295-323

  4. Instructional, Curricular and Research Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 325-325
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    2. Primary Teachers’ Statistical Reasoning about Data

      • William T. Mickelson, Ruth M. Heaton
      Pages 327-352

    3. Secondary Teachers’ Statistical Reasoning in Comparing Two Groups

      • Katie Makar, Jere Confrey
      Pages 353-373

    4. Principles of Instructional Design for Supporting the Development of Students’ Statistical Reasoning

      • Paul Cobb, Kay McClain
      Pages 375-395
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About this book

Research in statistics education is an emerging field, with much of the work being published in diverse journals across many disciplines. Locating and synthesizing this research is often a challenging task, as is connecting the research literature to practical issues of teaching and assessing students. This book is unique in that it collects, presents, and synthesizes cutting edge research on different aspects of statistical reasoning and applies this research to the teaching of statistics to students at all educational levels. Unlike other books on how to teach statistics, or educational materials to help students learn statistics, this book presents the research foundation on which teaching should be based. The chapters in this volume are written by the today's leading researchers in statistics education.

This volume will prove of great value to mathematics and statistics education researchers, statistics educators, statisticians, cognitive psychologists, mathematics teachers, mathematics and statistics curriculum developers, and quantitative literacy experts in education and government.

Reviews

`It is not often that a book serves to synthesize an emerging field of study while at the same time meeting clear practical needs. I am confident that The Challenge of Developing Statistical Literacy, Reasoning, and Thinking will be seen as a classic.'
David Moore, Professor of Statistics Emeritus, Purdue University, USA

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

    Dani Ben-Zvi

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Joan Garfield

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Challenge of Developing Statistical Literacy, Reasoning and Thinking

  • Editors: Dani Ben-Zvi, Joan Garfield

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2278-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2277-7Published: 29 July 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-4049-4Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2278-4Published: 23 February 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 423

  • Topics: Statistics, general, Mathematics Education, Learning & Instruction, Cognitive Psychology

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