On teaching about descriptive statistics in criminal justice
Mean, variance, and standard deviation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15317137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard A Zeller (Bowling Green State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 349-360 |
| Publication date | 1999-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10511259900084661 |
| OpenAlex | W2027420092 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The principles relevant to descriptive statistics differ both intuitively and statistically from the principles relevant to inferential statistics. Pedagogically, however, these principles are often taught in an interspersed fashion. This approach may confuse students. As they struggle to learn the principles of descriptive statistics, and before these principles have been mastered, the principles of inferential statistics are often overlaid. This overlay weakens students' frequently uneasy grasp on the principles of descriptive statistics. The purpose of this article is to develop a pedagogy of descriptive statistics clearly differentiated from inferential statistics. Emphasis is on bringing the students' intuitions into line with what descriptive statistics provide
Descriptive research · Descriptive statistics · GRASP · Mathematics education · Statistics · Computer Science · Mathematics · Psychology · Statistics Education and Methodologies
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |