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Direct linkWaddell, Glenn, Jr.; Quinn, Robert J. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2011
The Venn diagram is suggested as a graphical solution to conjunction fallacies and a modification of it is suggested to more fully communicate set relations.
Descriptors: Graphs, Visual Aids, Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving
Quinn, Robert J.; Ball, Tom S.; You, Zhixia – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2010
We present a simple card game whose payout depends on a player's strategy, as well as on chance. Solutions require the use of conditional analysis and the computation of expected values.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Games
Quinn, Robert J. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2004
This article explores the intuitions of secondary education majors regarding probability. This is accomplished by administering a two-question instrument to 113 participants. Their responses to these questions, and more importantly the explanations they provide for these answers, are analysed. The conclusions drawn may be informative to teachers…
Descriptors: Statistics, Teaching Methods, Probability, Education Majors
