Author Archives: Rob Gould

About Rob Gould

Rob Gould (rgould@stat.ucla.edu) is Academic Administrator, Department of Statistics, UCLA

Teaching By Chance

Rob Gould – UCLA

The beginning of a class is always an important time; the first few days, maybe even the first few minutes, set the tone for the rest of the term. What tone do you want to set if you’re teaching a randomization-based intro stats class?[pullquote]For me, one of the great intellectual concepts that statistics brings to a general education is the ability to address the question “Can this outcome be due to chance?” [/pullquote] Continue reading