Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ892406
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1069-1898
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Investigating the Investigative Task: Testing for Skewness--An Investigation of Different Test Statistics and Their Power to Detect Skewness
Tabor, Josh
Journal of Statistics Education, v18 n2 2010
On the 2009 AP[c] Statistics Exam, students were asked to create a statistic to measure skewness in a distribution. This paper explores several of the most popular student responses and evaluates which statistic performs best when sampling from various skewed populations. (Contains 8 figures, 3 tables, and 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Statistics, Tests, High School Students, Investigations, Problem Based Learning, Statistical Distributions, Probability, Sampling, Measurement, Simulation, Sample Size, Computation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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