A Photographic View of Cumulative Distribution Functions

A Photographic View of Cumulative Distribution Functions

This article shows a concrete and easy recognizable view of a cumulative distribution function(cdf). Photograph views of the search tabs on dictionaries are used to increase students' understanding and facility with the concept of a cumulative distribution function. Projects for student investi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of statistics education 2008-03, Vol.16 (1)
1. Verfasser: Jernigan, Robert W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alphabet
Alphabets
Instruction
Kolmogorov
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics
Photography
Probability distribution function(pdf)
Scrabble
Smirnov
Statistical Distributions
Statistics
Student Projects
Visual Aids
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Zusammenfassung:This article shows a concrete and easy recognizable view of a cumulative distribution function(cdf). Photograph views of the search tabs on dictionaries are used to increase students' understanding and facility with the concept of a cumulative distribution function. Projects for student investigations are also given. This motivation and view helps the cdf become a bit more tangible and understandable.
ISSN:1069-1898
1069-1898
DOI:10.1080/10691898.2008.11889554