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ERIC Number: EJ584650
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Teaching Statistics Using Humorous Anecdotes.
Friedman, Hershey H.; Halpern, Noemi; Salb, David
Mathematics Teacher, v92 n4 p305-08 Apr 1999
Demonstrates how fictitious anecdotes, especially humorous ones, can be used to teach statistical concepts effectively and to dispel some common misconceptions in statistics. (ASK)
Descriptors: Humor, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Statistics
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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