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Posts tagged ‘Critical thinking’

Some Paradoxes: Puzzling or Poorly Presented?

This article explores the use of statistical paradoxes—specifically the Will Rogers Phenomenon, Simpson’s Paradox, False Positive Paradox, and the Birthday Problem—as teaching tools for middle and high school students.

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Experiments of Two Identical Coin Tosses

Biserka Kolarec looks at the outcomes of flipping one coin twice and how it can lead students to a better understanding of probability.

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Teaching Statistics with Yummy Math

Although numerous online resources for teaching exist, few emphasize mathematical proficiency through the strand of productive disposition. Yummy Math incorporates current events and real data in teaching statistics. In addition, Yummy Math makes use of multiple representations that enable students to see the contextual nature of mathematics.

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