Mathematics, Statistics, and Teaching
Journal: American Mathematical Monthly
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• Taylor & Francis
• ISSN:
0002-9890
Abstract
How does statistical thinking differ from mathematical thinking? What is the role of mathematics in statistics? If you purge statistics of its mathematical content, what intellectual substance remains?In what follows, we offer some answers to these questions and relate them to a sequence of examples that provide an overview of current statistical practice. Along the way, and especially toward the end, we point to some implications for the teaching of statistics.
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How to Cite this Article
George W. Cobb, David S. Moore (1997). "Mathematics, Statistics, and Teaching". American Mathematical Monthly. https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1997.11990723