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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hayes, Kevin – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2012
This article provides an easy derivation of updating formulae for the sample covariance and, by extension, for the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
Descriptors: Correlation, Statistical Analysis, Mathematical Formulas, Sampling
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Hayes, Kevin – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2010
This article considers prototype data sets that attain lower and upper bounds on the standard deviation in terms of the range.
Descriptors: Statistics, Measurement, Statistical Data
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Hayes, Kevin – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2004
This article demonstrates that the lower bound for the most deviant Z score and the upper bound for the sample standard deviation are attained simultaneously.
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Scores, Item Response Theory, Probability