This document describes an approach to teaching statistics which I have used and plan to continue to use. It collects in one place a series of activities for classes using the cooperative group study method I endorse. Experiments help students retain ideas better because they discover the ideas for themselves. Experiments help students construct mathematical concepts and incorporate them in their own thinking. Experiments help students to develop specific skills associated with the course.
Experiments provide a means of persuading without preaching.
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling. Statisticians use random samples, not representative samples. The mean is called media in Spanish. The median is called mediana in Spanish. Course Methodology You will be organized into study groups for the whole term.