Illustrating the Central Limit Theorem

Autor/in	Corcoran, Mimi
Titel	Illustrating the Central Limit Theorem
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher, 109 (2016) 6, S.456-462 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Statistics; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematical Concepts; Learning Activities; Mathematical Logic; Experiential Learning; Hypothesis Testing; Sample Size; Manipulative Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Statistik; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Lernaktivität; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Hilfsmittel
Abstract	Statistics is enjoying some well-deserved limelight across mathematics curricula of late. Some statistical concepts, however, are not especially intuitive, and students struggle to comprehend and apply them. As an AP Statistics teacher, the author appreciates the central limit theorem as a foundational concept that plays a crucial role in statistical inference while recognizing that it presents quite a challenge for many students. The author wanted to develop a classroom activity through which students could discover the tenets of the central limit theorem on their own and apply their knowledge to confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. This article discusses the results of the author's efforts, which are simple yet illustrative hands-on experiments in which students examine the distribution of sample statistics with varying sample sizes. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01