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Direct linkNordmoe, Eric D. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2008
This article reports on a delicious finding from a recent study claiming a causal link between dark chocolate consumption and blood pressure reductions. In the article, I provide ideas for using this study to whet student appetites for a discussion of statistical ideas, including experimental design, measurement error and inference methods.
Descriptors: Causal Models, Health Behavior, Research Design, Hypertension
Nordmoe, Eric D. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2007
Students learning statistics want to know how our methods are used in the real world. In response, this article offers a discussion of a relevant and timely medical study reported in recent headlines. Careful consideration of the study raises some ideas to get students engaged with statistics.
Descriptors: Statistics, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Medical Research
Nordmoe, Eric D. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2004
A walk through Milne's Enchanted Forest leads to an unexpected encounter with hypothesis testing.
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Significance
