Confronting Some Statistical Inference Misconceptions

http://mtweb.mtsu.edu/rowell/presentations/CAUSEway/4technology/MisconceptionsDemoFathom.pdf

This lesson poses a series of questions designed to challenge students' possible misconceptions of statistical inference and hypothesis testing. The lesson uses the statistical software, Fathom, and three datasets with information on the number of chips per canister distributed by a snack maker. The data can found at the relation address below.

Resource Type	Simulation (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Lecture/Presentation (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	pdf
Audience	College --Undergrad Lower Division
Relation	http://www.keycurriculum.com/resources/fathom-resources
Source	http://www.keycurriculum.com/
Date Of Record Creation	2006-06-26 16:21:06
Date Of Record Release	2013-02-24 21:33:39
Date Last Modified	2013-02-24 21:33:39
Statistical Topic	Statistical Inference and Techniques -- Significance Testing Principles -- Assumptions Statistical Inference and Techniques -- One Numerical Variable Methods -- Location Probability -- Simulation
Material Type	Lecture Examples Laboratories
Author's Name	Bill Finzer and Gina Foletta
Author's Organization	KCP Technologies
Technical Requirements	Adobe Acrobat Reader, Fathom Statistical Software
Source Code Available	No
Intended User Role	Teacher
Copyrights	Yes
Cost involved with use	Free to all
Math Level	Algebra level symbolic math

Date Record Checked: 2013-02-24 00:00:00

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Confronting Some Statistical Inference Misconceptions