General Statistics

Another in our growing collection of course profiles...

General Introductory Statistics

• General education math option

• 2 yr. & 4 yr. schools

• Many topics (data, graphs, metrics, probability, ...)

• Traditional Approach: Low-level skill & drill

• ASA: Literacy, real data, concepts, active

Instructors

• Mathematicians: skills & drill

• Statisticians: conceptual (new direction)

Students

• Variety of (non-math) majors (e.g. teachers, nurses, ...)

• Fear math

• Many need math remediation

• Don't expect to ever use statistics

Challenges

• Motivation (useful?)

• Math remediation

• Tension: Skills vs. Concepts