This paper provides an overview of current research on teaching and learning statistics,
summarizing studies that have been conducted by researchers from different disciplines and …

Many decisions in politics, economics, and society are based on data and statistics. In order
to participate as a responsible citizen, it is essential to have a solid grounding in reasoning …

Increased attention is being paid to the need for statistically educated citizens: statistics is
now included in the K-12 mathematics curriculum, increasing numbers of students are taking …

This book reveals the development of students' understanding of statistical literacy. It
provides a way to" see" student thinking and gives readers a deeper sense of how students …

Informal statistical inference (ISI) has been a frequent focus of recent research in statistics
education. Considering the role that context plays in developing ISI calls into question the …

Big ideas in the mathematics curriculum for older school students, especially those that are
hard to learn and hard to teach, are covered in this book. It will be a first port of call for …

This paper describes the importance of developing students' reasoning about samples and
sampling variability as a foundation for statistical thinking. Research on expert–novice …

Drawing conclusions from the comparison of datasets using informal statistical inference is a
challenging task since the nature and type of reasoning expected is not fully understood. In …

This article is a discussion of and reaction to two collections of papers on research on
Reasoning about Variation: Five papers appeared in November 2004 in a Special Issue 3 …

A Guide to Teaching Statistics: Innovations and Best Practices addresses the critical aspects
of teaching statistics to undergraduate students, acting as an invaluable tool for both novice …