The Teaching of Practical Statistics
Subtitle: Volume 207 of Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics
Series: Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: December 14, 1987
Place of publication: Chichester [West Sussex]; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780471915720
Description: Based on years of experimentation in the teaching of statistics at the university level, this book takes the view that statistical training should make real connections with statistical practice. Chapters fall into three sections. The first two chapters discuss what statistics is and what its special features are, and offers a list of abilities that an ideal statistician would have. Using this list as a reference, Chapter 3 discusses the various methods that have been used to promote the acquisition of practical statistical skills. Finally, Chapters 4 and 5 describe a sequence of 36 carefully tailored projects, which have relevance to actual statistical practices, and can be taught in the classroom.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Bibliography: p. 191-194.
Table of contents: title: Statistics and the Education of Statisticians; title: Aims in the Teaching of Statistics; title: Approaches to Teaching the Practice of Statistics - A Survey; title: Project-based Courses; title: Projects; title: Appendix; title: References; title: Index.