Stat Reasoning for Teachers

Catalog description

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) explains in its Principles and Standards (2000) that statistical reasoning is essential to being an informed citizen, employee, and consumer; thus it is essential for all students. This course is designed to prepare the teachers to create learning environments conducive to meeting the national and state standards regarding statistical reasoning. Topics include formulating questions that can be addressed with data; collecting, organizing, and displaying relevant data to answer questions; selecting and using appropriate statistical methods to analyze data; developing and evaluating inferences and predictions based on data; understanding and applying basic concepts of probability. Topics on statistics and assessment may also be covered.