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to get students to enjoy statistics as much as they enjoy hip-hop. | to get students to enjoy statistics as much as they enjoy hip-hop. | ||
From anova to correlation, from Peason to Fisher, the whole syllabus is mentioned. | From anova to correlation, from Peason to Fisher, the whole syllabus is mentioned. | ||
Let's hope Da Statz Krew | Let's hope Da Statz Krew enjoy their real stats courses as much as they seemed to enjoy making the video. | ||
Submitted by John. | Submitted by John. | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 7 January 2007
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A Challenge
The Dartmouth mathematics department has a new home. The old mathematics building was called Shower Towers by the students suggested by this picture of one of its walls:
For 30 years we walked by this wall and assumed that the tiles were randomly placed. One day, as we were walking by it, our colleaugue John Finn said "I see they are not randomly placed." What did he see?
Statz 4 life
Statz 4 life, homies!, Da Statz Krew, Google video.
This is an hilarious 5-minute hip-hop video on an introductory statistics course for phychology at the University of Oregon, last Summer. Graduate student Chuck Tate enlisted the help of other psychology graduate students to get students to enjoy statistics as much as they enjoy hip-hop. From anova to correlation, from Peason to Fisher, the whole syllabus is mentioned. Let's hope Da Statz Krew enjoy their real stats courses as much as they seemed to enjoy making the video.
Submitted by John.