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Model t, or a Newer Randomization?

Today, computing power is cheap and accessible, so past models are not the only option for introducing students to these ideas. We want to make the case that randomization techniques could replace the mathematical models we have relied upon for so long–at least in introductory statistics. Randomization techniques are pedagogically superior, easy to understand, and easily transferable.

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New Editor Takes Reins of Statistics Teacher

As a former associate editor for the Statistics Teacher Network— the predecessor of Statistics Teacher (ST)—new ST editor Jessica Cohen may be new to the role, but not the journal. Cohen will take over for outgoing editor Angela Walmsley with the journal's spring issue.

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ASA and New York Times Partner to Create ‘What’s Going On in This Graph?’

What’s Going On in This Graph?, a new monthly activity from the ASA and The New York Times Learning Network, will help teachers and students explore the quantitative aspects of reporting.

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STATS4STEM.ORG: A Statistical Learning Platform for Educators and Their Students

A team funded by the National Science Foundation is building STATS4STEM.ORG, a statistics-learning website with cutting-edge data, computing, and statistical learning resources. Project lead Eric Simoneau shows the current functionality of the site and shares the timeline for enhancements.

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Improve Quantitative Literacy with Graphs

Build quantitative literacy with your middle- and high-school math, science, and humanities students with the free, online feature “What’s Going On in This Graph?”

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Lesson Plan: How Far Can You Jump?

This investigation focuses on students conducting a comparative experiment to explore the effect a fixed target will have on the distance students can jump from a starting line.

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Announcements: Spring

A roundup of statistics and education-related information and opportunities.

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2018 Data Visualization Poster Competition and Project Competition (New Rubric & Rules)

Introduce your K–12 students to statistics through the annual poster and project competitions directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.

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Lesson Plan: How Tall Were the Ancestors of Laetoli?

The focus of this investigation is to look for and measure the degree of any relationship between two quantitative variables, specifically height and foot length.

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Register for Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) Statistics Workshop for Middle- & High-School Math and Science Teachers

Meeting Within a Meeting Statistics Workshop for Middle- and High-School Mathematics and Science Teachers will take place in conjunction with the Joint Statistical Meetings, July 28–August 2, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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