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Using Research Projects to Help Develop High School Students' Statistical Thinking

Randall E. Groth, Nancy N. Powell

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Statistics plays a key role in shaping policy in a democratic society, so statistical literacy is essential for all citizens to keep a democratic government strong (Wallman 1993). However, fostering the statistical thinking is a complex endeavor. We ultimately need to engage students in all phases of the investigative cycle of statistics, including data gathering, data analysis, and inference.

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Statistics plays a key role in shaping policy in a democratic society, so statistical literacy is essential for all citizens to keep a democratic government strong (Wallman 1993). However, fostering the statistical thinking is a complex endeavor. We ultimately need to engage students in all phases of the investigative cycle of statistics, including data gathering, data analysis, and inference.

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Statistics plays a key role in shaping policy in a democratic society, so statistical literacy is essential for all citizens to keep a democratic government strong (Wallman 1993). However, fostering the statistical thinking is a complex endeavor. We ultimately need to engage students in all phases of the investigative cycle of statistics, including data gathering, data analysis, and inference.

Key concepts: Statistical thinking, Statistical inference, Democracy, Statistical analysis, Government (linguistics), Mathematics education, Statistics education, Data collection

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