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| Teaching & Learning Webinar Series |
"Sneaking in a few history lessons when teaching statistics"
with Kirk Anderson, Grand Valley State University
2:00 to 2:30 pm Eastern time, August 11th, 2009
Many of us, while teaching an introductory statistics course, have mentioned some of the history behind the methodology, perhaps just in passing. We might remark that an English chap by the name of R. A. Fisher is responsible for a great deal of the course content. We could further point out that the statistical techniques used in research today were developed within the last century, for the most part. At most, we might reveal the identity of the mysterious "Student" when introducing the t-test to our class. I propose that we do more of this. This webinar will highlight some opportunities to give brief history lessons while teaching an introductory statistics course.