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Activity Number:
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154
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2012 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #305007 |
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Title:
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Statistics in the News
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Author(s):
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Jean-Francois Plante*+ and Nancy Reid
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Companies:
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HEC Montreal, MQG and University of Toronto
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Address:
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3000 de la Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, QC, H3T 2A7, Canada
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Keywords:
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Pedagogy ;
R applet ;
Seminar course ;
Statistical literacy
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Abstract:
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We describe the structure, topics, and activities used in teaching a first-year seminar course in statistical literacy. This course is entirely structured around current affairs, although common themes emerge that reflect the core material for most quantitative literacy courses. Special emphasis is given to the computing and calculating used in the course to illustrate key concepts. This approach has also had quite a positive impact on our teaching of more advanced courses.
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