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Publication Date: 2011-Dec
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Dynamic Graphics in Excel for Teaching Statistics: Understanding the Probability Density Function
Coll-Serrano, Vicente; Blasco-Blasco, Olga; Alvarez-Jareno, Jose A.
Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, v30 n4 p222-226 Dec 2011
In this article, we show a dynamic graphic in Excel that is used to introduce an important concept in our subject, Statistics I: the probability density function. This interactive graphic seeks to facilitate conceptual understanding of the main aspects analysed by the learners.
Descriptors: Statistics, Probability, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Spreadsheets, Computer Graphics
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