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Activity Number:
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384
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #305533 |
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Title:
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Keeping an Introductory Statistics Course Interesting: Use of Demonstrations, Examples, Rewards, and a Little Humor
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Author(s):
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Harry Norton*+
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Companies:
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Carolinas Medical Center
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Address:
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5500 Lansing Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28270,
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Keywords:
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teaching ; statistical education ; demonstrations ; examples
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Abstract:
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Keeping undergraduate biology students and medical residents interested in statistics, when the majority of is taking the class as a requirement, can be challenging. I have attempted to accomplish this goal by the use of demonstrations, interesting examples, rewards, and a few related jokes and cartoons. I will present examples of techniques I use in my course instruction.
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