By Jon Hasenbank and John Appiah Kubi, Grand Valley State University This article introduces a method for identifying statistically meaningful differences between two data sets using the mean absolute deviation, known as MAD and a measure of variability taught in middle school curricula under the Common Core State Standards, which parallel the recommendations of the Pre-K-12 … [Read more...] about How MAD Must We Be? A Robust Test for Identifying Meaningful Differences Using the Mean Absolute Deviation
Archives for May 2025
Editor’s Note: Spring 2025
We are excited to share this issue of Statistics Teacher! We realize many of you are finishing the spring semester, beginning to plan for next semester, and getting in a bit of relaxation and reflection time. We hope you are inspired and find ideas in this issue you can consider implementing now or in the future. This issue includes one article, one lesson plan, and three … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Announcements
Submit Lesson Plans, Articles, and Announcements to Statistics Teacher Consider submitting your K–12 statistics lesson plans for publication or writing and sharing an article. We also accept announcement submissions. For more information, see the ST submission guidelines or contact the ST editors. New Opportunities Stats&DataNet: Teachers Preparing Students for the … [Read more...] about Spring 2025 Announcements
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
By Angela Walmsley, Mine Dogucu, Susan A. Peters, and Hollylynne Lee Preparing Pre-K–12 Teachers to Teach Statistics I often hear high school teachers tell me they never took a statistics class while earning their undergraduate degree. When they are approached by their high school principal to teach a statistics class, they sometimes aren't sure where to start. I hear the … [Read more...] about ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
Lesson Plan: Human vs. Machine: Unveiling Randomness with Data Visualization and Stats
By Venessa N. Singhroy and Rommel Robertson, Queensborough Community College Overview of Lesson Students will learn about the concept of randomness and see how human decision-making contrasts with computer-generated choices. They will also explore the law of large numbers through graphs and be exposed to the Chi Square Goodness-of-Fit test. This lesson also incorporates … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Human vs. Machine: Unveiling Randomness with Data Visualization and Stats