508 – The Introductory Statistics Course: Design, Implementation, and Teacher Training
A Professor's Argument for the Need for a Higher Level of Sophistication in Introductory Statistics Courses
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Keywords: Introductory statistics courses, level of sophistication
Laurence Robinson
Ohio Northern University
It is the opinion of this statistics professor that typical introductory statistics courses taught at the college level, and the textbooks used, are too watered down, and that the level of sophistication needs to be increased. In this presentation the professor will examine some examples illustrating the consequences of such a lack of sophistication.
