Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability Overview

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Krus, David and Webb, James (Autumn, 1997). Demonstrating Variance Using the Muller-Lyer Illusion. Teaching Statistics, 19 (3), 72-76. (Session 1)
This article first appeared in Teaching Statistics <http://science.ntu.ac.uk/rsscse/ts/> and is used with permission.

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Demonstrating Variance Using the Muller-Lyer Illusion
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Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. (Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000) Standards on Data Analysis and Probability by grade level: K-2, 108-115; 3-5, 176-181; and 6-8, 248-255.

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Data Analysis and Probability Standards for Grades Pre-K-2
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Data Analysis and Probability Standards for Grades 3-5
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Data Analysis and Probability Standards for Grades 6-8
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Friel, Susan, Bright, George, and Curcio, Frances (November-December, 1997). Understanding Students' Understanding of Graphs. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 3 (3), 224-227. (Session 2)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Copyright © 1997 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Kader, Gary, and Perry, Mike (November-December, 1997). Pennies from Heaven -- Nickels from Where? Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 3 (3), 240-248. (Session 2)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Copyright © 1997 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Pennies from Heaven -- Nickels from Where?
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Kader, Gary and Perry, Mike (September-October, 1994). Learning Statistics with Technology. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1 (2), 130-136. (Session 3)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Copyright © 1994 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Learning Statistics with Technology
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Pereira-Mendoza, Lionel and Dunkels, Andrejs (Summer, 1989). Stem-and-Leaf Plots in the Primary Grades. Teaching Statistics, 11 (2), 34-37. (Session 3)
This article first appeared in Teaching Statistics <http://science.ntu.ac.uk/rsscse/ts/> and is used with permission.

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Stem-and-Leaf Plots in the Primary Grades
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Friel, Susan and O'Connor, William (March, 1999). Sticks to the Roof of Your Mouth? Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 4 (6), 404-411. (Session 4)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Copyright © 1999 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Sticks to the Roof of Your Mouth?
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Kader, Gary (March, 1999). Means and MADS. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 4 (6), 398-403. (Session 5)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Copyright © 1999 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Means and MADS
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Uccellini, John C. (November�December, 1996). Teaching the Mean Meaningfully. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2 (3), 112-115. (Session 5)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Copyright © 1996 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Teaching the Mean Meaningfully

Noether, Gottfried (1994). Mental Random Numbers: Perceived Randomness and Real Randomness. Teaching Statistics at Its Best, 40-41. University of Sheffield, England: Teaching Statistics Trust. (Session 6)
This article first appeared in Teaching Statistics <http://science.ntu.ac.uk/rsscse/ts/> and is used with permission.

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Mental Random Numbers: Perceived Randomness and Real Randomness

Kader, Gary and Perry, Mike (February, 1998). Push Penny--What Is Your Expected Score? Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 3 (5), 370-377. (Session 9)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Copyright © 1998 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Push Penny -- What Is Your Expected Score?
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Perry, Mike (Spring, 1999). Push-Penny: Are You a Random Player? Teaching Statistics, 21 (1), 17-19. (Session 8)
This article first appeared in Teaching Statistics <http://science.ntu.ac.uk/rsscse/ts/> and is used with permission.

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Push-Penny: Are You a Random Player?

Perry, Mike and Kader, Gary (February, 1998). Counting Penguins. Mathematics Teacher, 91 (2), 110-116. (Session 9)
Reproduced with permission from Mathematics Teacher. Copyright © 1998 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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Counting Penguins
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Woolley, Thomas (Autumn, 1998). A Note on Illustrating the Central Limit Theorem. Teaching Statistics, 20 (3), 89-90. (Session 9)
This article first appeared in Teaching Statistics <http://science.ntu.ac.uk/rsscse/ts/> and is used with permission.

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A Note on Illustrating the Central Limit Theorem

Russell, Susan Jo and Mokros, Jan (February, 1996). What Do Children Understand About Average? Edited by Donald L. Chambers. Teaching Children Mathematics, 360-364. (Session 10)
Reproduced with permission from Teaching Children Mathematics. Copyright © 1996 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.

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What Do Children Understand About Average?
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