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ERIC Number: EJ1028271
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-982X
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Technology-Enhanced Interactive Teaching of Marginal, Joint and Conditional Probabilities: The Special Case of Bivariate Normal Distribution
Dinov, Ivo D.; Kamino, Scott; Bhakhrani, Bilal; Christou, Nicolas
Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, v35 n3 p131-139 Aut 2013
Data analysis requires subtle probability reasoning to answer questions like "What is the chance of event A occurring, given that event B was observed?" This generic question arises in discussions of many intriguing scientific questions such as "What is the probability that an adolescent weighs between 120 and 140 pounds given that they are of average height?" and "What is the probability of (monetary) inflation exceeding 4% and housing price index below 110?" To address such problems, learning some applied, theoretical or cross-disciplinary probability concepts is necessary. Teaching such courses can be improved by utilizing modern information technology resources. Students' understanding of multivariate distributions, conditional probabilities, correlation and causation can be significantly strengthened by employing interactive web-based science educational resources. Independent of the type of a probability course (e.g. majors, minors or service probability course, rigorous measure-theoretic, applied or statistics course) student motivation, learning experiences and knowledge retention may be enhanced by blending modern technological tools within the classical conceptual pedagogical models.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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