The burnt matchstick

The burnt matchstick

Summary In an informal study, two versions of a story involving probability are introduced to undergraduates. The findings reveal that students have troubles detecting equal probabilities in a sampling scheme without replacement in which no information on earlier draws is available.

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Veröffentlicht in:Teaching statistics 2017-06, Vol.39 (2), p.57-63
Hauptverfasser: Passaretti, Davide, Vistocco, Domenico
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Equally likely events
False beliefs
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics Instruction
Misconceptions
Probability
Sampling without replacement
Statistics
Teaching Methods
Teaching statistics
Undergraduate Students
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Zusammenfassung:Summary In an informal study, two versions of a story involving probability are introduced to undergraduates. The findings reveal that students have troubles detecting equal probabilities in a sampling scheme without replacement in which no information on earlier draws is available.
ISSN:0141-982X
1467-9639
DOI:10.1111/test.12128