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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ994443
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 9
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Students' Misconceptions about Random Variables
Kachapova, Farida; Kachapov, Ilias
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v43 n7 p963-971 2012
This article describes some misconceptions about random variables and related counter-examples, and makes suggestions about teaching initial topics on random variables in general form instead of doing it separately for discrete and continuous cases. The focus is on post-calculus probability courses. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Probability, Calculus, Misconceptions, College Mathematics, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Equations (Mathematics)
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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