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Title

The role of computer based technology in developing understanding of the concept of sampling distribution

Author(s)

Lipson, Kay

Abstract

Traditionally, the concept of sampling distribution has been seen as fundamental to an understanding of introductory statistical inference. As a result many computer packages have been developed which offer activities intended to support the development of this concept. However, we need to recognise that the concept of sampling distribution is complex and ultifaceted, with many different mathematical and symbolic representations possible. Computer simulations of the sampling distribution tend to address only the empirical representation of this concept, and leave the linking of representations to the user. And it is the development of these links which is critical to the development of understanding in statistical inference. This paper reports some results of a study analysing the role of the computer-based technology in the development of understanding of sampling distribution.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Lilydale Campus

Source

6th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS 6), 7-12 July 2002, Cape Town, South Africa

Publication year

2002

Publisher

International Association for Statistical Education

Publisher URL

http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications.php?show=1

Copyright

Copyright © 2002 Kay Lipson. Published version of this paper reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher.

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