Making Students Aware of Bias

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The following exercise can illustrate the problem of bias in estimators to students in statistics courses. In some advanced courses an alternative estimator may be presented and properties of this estimator may be investigated via Monte Carlo studies.

Resource Type	Reference Material (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	Other
Audience	High School
Source	Teaching Statistics
Email Address	rsscse@ntu.ac.uk
Date Of Record Creation	2005-08-22 16:34:49
Date Of Record Release	2005-08-22 16:34:49
Date Last Modified	2013-01-25 17:59:47
Statistical Topic	Data Collection -- Observational Studies -- Study Bias Issues
Material Type	Laboratories
Author's Name	Richard W. Madsen
Author's Organization	University of Missouri, Columbia
Source Code Available	No
Intended User Role	Learner Teacher
Copyrights	Yes
Cost involved with use	Contact
Math Level	Algebra level symbolic math

Date Record Checked: 2005-08-22 00:00:00

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Making Students Aware of Bias