JSM Activity #2002-09C

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Activity ID:  2002-09C
Title
Teaching an Introductory Statistics Course Based on Statistical Thinking
Date / Time / Room Sponsor Type
08/11/2002
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Room: H-Holland Suite 		ASA Other
Organizer: n/a
Chair: n/a
CE Presenter - Brigham Young University
- SBTI
G. Rex Bryce - Brigham Young University
- General Electric Company
Description

A great deal has been a published recently about making fundamental changes to introductory statistics courses. Much of this discussion has centered around focusing more on conceptual understanding of key concepts (statistical thinking), and less on formulas and calculations, which can now be left to the computer. A key barrier which has been raised is the instructors would need to devote considerable time to redesigning their intro courses from scratch, since even the recently revised texts don't go far enough in the transition from calculations to statistical thinking. This workshop will present a radically revised course based on statistical thinking, utilizing a new text published by Hoerl and Snee. This text is oriented towards a business context, but can be used for other contexts as well, such as general or engineering statistics. The workshop will also review results and lessons learned for two recent pilots of the course at Brigham Young University. The overall format will follow the successful 2001 workshop on this topic. Attendees should have experience teaching introductory statistics.
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