Dynamic visual experiments with random phenomena


Book: 
Visualization in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Authors: 
Weissglass, J., & Cummings, D.
Editors: 
W. Zimmerman & S. Cunningham
Type: 
Category: 
Pages: 
215-223
Year: 
1991
Publisher: 
Mathematics Association of America
Place: 
Washington, DC
Abstract: 

This paper will describe one approach to using visualization in learning statistics. The approach uses the ability of computers to perform statistical experiments (with the parameters determined by the learner) and display the results dynamically (as they occur). We will refer to the method as dynamic visual experimentation. We will use the term random phenomena to refer to the broad class of situations whose mathematical analysis requires statistical or probabilistic concepts or methods.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education