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The Statistics Teaching and Resource (STAR) Library was an online journal of materials for teaching statistics. Although it is no longer accepting submissions, it has teamed with CAUSEweb.org to allow continued access to the quality materials previously submitted. For more information on the STAR Library see the STAR Information page. Below is a
list of activities published to the STAR Library:
Date |
Computer |
Classroom Activity |
Time |
Activity Name |
Author |
Key words |
6-30-03 |
No |
In/Out |
40-60M |
Sampling
Distributions of the Sample Mean and Sample
Proportion |
Andrews,
D. |
Sampling
distribution, sample mean, sample proportion, central limit
theorem |
3-17-03 |
No |
In/Out |
50-75M |
An
Unusual Episode |
Richardson,
M. |
contingency
table (two-way table), conditional distribution
|
9-2-02 |
No |
In |
3HR |
Rectangularity |
Richardson,
M., Curtiss, P., Gabrosek, J., and Reischman,
Diann |
sampling
distribution of a sample mean, confidence interval for a
mean, hypothesis test on a mean, simulation |
6-24-02 |
No |
In |
30M |
Histogram
Sorting |
Garfield, J. |
Histogram,
shape, normal, uniform, skewed, symmetric,
bimodal |
6-6-02 |
No |
In |
1HR |
What
is the Significance of a Kiss? |
Richardson, M., Curtiss, P., and
Gabrosek, J. |
hypothesis test
on a proportion, Type I and II errors, Power, p-values,
simulation |
11-6-01 |
Yes |
In |
50-75M |
Counting
Eights: A First Activity in the Study and Interpretation of
Probability |
Hartlaub, B. A.
and Jones, B. D. |
probability, law
of large numbers, simulation, estimation |
11-5-01 |
Yes |
In/Out |
75M |
Random
Rendezvous |
Rossman, A. J.
and Chance, B. L. |
Simulation,
probability, geometry, independence, bivariate normal
distribution |
10-25-01 |
Yes/No |
In/Out |
60M |
Breaking
the Code - A Graphical Exploration Using Bar
Charts |
Gabrosek, J. and Schuckers, M.
E. |
bar charts,
Caesar Shift, encryption, testing
hypotheses |
8-29-01 |
Yes/No |
In |
50M-75M |
Regression
on the Rebound |
Buskirk, T. D. and Young, L.
J. |
Linear
Regression, independent variable, dependent variables,
analysis of variance |
8-21-01 |
Yes |
In/Out |
1.5HR |
The
Role of Probability in Discrimination
Cases |
Higgins, J.
J. |
Probability
distribution, binomial distribution, computer simulation,
decisions rules |
7-26-01 |
Yes/No |
In/Out |
50M |
Regression
- Residuals - Why? |
Miller, J.
B. |
regression,
residuals |
7-25-01 |
No |
In |
75M |
Simulating
Size and Power Using a 10-Sided Die |
Blankenship, E. E. and Young, L. J. |
Power, size, hypothesis testing, binomial
distribution |
6-30-01 |
No |
In |
30-40M |
What
Makes the Standard Deviation Larger or
Smaller? |
delMas,
Robert C. |
variability,
standard deviation |
2-7-01 |
No |
In |
30M |
Which
paper towel is more absorbent? |
Boyer,
J. E., Rumsey, D. J., Bilder, C. R., and Malone, C.
J. |
two-sample
t-test |
2-7-01 |
Yes |
In/Out |
1-2HR |
What
is the shelf life? |
Bilder, C.
R. |
prediction
interval, confidence interval,
stability |
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