Testing a student generated hypothesis using student data

• Published in: Teaching statistics Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 61 - 64
• Main Authors: McGowan, Herle M., Vaughan, Joel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-06-2012; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Class Activities; Clickers; College students; Computer Assisted Instruction; Data Collection; Educational Technology; Higher education; Hypothesis Testing; Mathematics Instruction; Research Methodology; Statistical Analysis; Statistical thinking; Statistics; Teaching; Teaching Methods
• ISSN: 0141-982X; 1467-9639
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9639.2010.00452.x

We describe an activity that allows students to experience the full process of a statistical investigation, from generating the research question, to collecting data and testing a hypothesis. Implementation of the activity is described both with and without use of clickers, handheld remotes that allow instant data collection.