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Activity Number: 125 - SPEED: Modernization of What, How, and Where We Teach Statistics Part 1
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, July 29, 2019 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics and Data Science Education
Abstract #307131 Presentation
Title: Teaching Data Intuition: a Book
Author(s): Rebecca Barter* and Bin Yu
Companies: University of California Berkeley and UC Berkeley
Keywords: education; data science; book; learning; teaching
Abstract:

We are writing a book that teaches data science from a perspective of critical thinking and intuitive understanding. In contrast to the vast majority of data science books that are focused primarily either on math or software, our book provides the reader with real (messy) data experience, and teaches analytic concepts using hands-on examples and explanatory graphics rather than math or code alone. In this talk, I will provide a sneak peak into the book, discuss why it is seriously needed, and explore its potential impact.


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