Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Interacting with data, concepts and models: illustrations from the rpanel package for R.- An elephant never forgets - effective analogies for teaching statistical modelling.- Experience early, logic later.- Transforming statistics education in South Africa.- Beyond the statistical fringe.- The development of a first course in statistical literacy for undergraduates.- Spreadsheets and Simulation for teaching a range of statistical concepts.- Navigating in a new pedagogical landscape with an introductory course in applied statistics.- The Golden Arches: an approach to teaching statistics in a first year university service course.- How do students learn statistical packages? A qualitative study.- A comparison of first year statistics units' content and contexts in a multinational study, with a case study for the validation of assist in Australia.- Understanding the quantitative skill base of business students for statistics.- Square PEGs in round holes: academics teaching statistics in industry.- Raising the capability of producers and users of official statistics.- Education for a workplace statistician.- Improving teachers' professional statistical literacy.- Statistical training in the workplace.- Engaging research students in online statistics courses.- Engaging entry level researchers in agriculture in statistical communication and collaboration: why? and how?.- Researchers' use of statistics in creative and qualitative disciplines.- Evaluation of the learning objects in a largely online postgraduate teaching program: the effects of learning style.- Problem-based learning of statistical sampling concepts using fantasy sports team data.- BizStats: a data and story library for business statistics.- Statistics training for multiple audiences.