8 March 1999 Vol. 4, No. 10
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers | Rice Virtual Statistics Lab |
Stats for Writers
THINKQUEST FOR TOMORROW'S TEACHERS
http://www.advanced.org/thinkquest/tqtt/index.shtml
A contest that offers $500,000 in prize money to K-12
teachers, prospective teachers, and higher education faculty,
challenging collaborative teams to build exceptional Web-based
educational materials for K-12 classrooms or teacher-education
programs, and promoting the effective use of technology as an
everyday tool for students.
There are three award categories:
- materials by grade groups (K-4, 5-8, etc.)
- materials by content area (e.g., science and mathematics)
- materials that can be used in teacher education (tools
to be used by college faculty in teaching prospective
teachers)
New changes to the rules make it easier to participate, and
the deadline for 1999 entries has been extended to March 31.
For information on eligibility and how to enter to win cash
prizes, see:
http://www.advanced.org/thinkquest/tqtt/rulesnew.html
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RICE VIRTUAL LAB IN STATISTICS - Rice University
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/rvls.html
A comprehensive interactive resource for studying statistics,
in four modules:
- HyperStat Online
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/hyperstat/
An introductory-level hypertext statistics book, with links
to other statistics resources on the Web.
- Simulations/Demonstrations
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/stat_sim/
Java applets that display simulations on topics such as:
binomial distribution, the central limit theorem,
Chi Square, confidence interval, correlation, central
tendency, regression, skew, t-test, and more.
You may also search for simulations by keyword.
- Case Studies
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/case_studies/
Examples of real data with analyses and interpretation.
- Data Analysis Lab
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/stat_analysis/
Some basic statistical analysis tools.
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STATISTICS EVERY WRITER SHOULD KNOW - Robert Niles
http://nilesonline.com/stats/
Numbers can't talk, but may tell you as much as human
sources can. Here in plain English are some basic
statistics concepts every reader and writer should know:
- for beginners: mean, median, percent
- the next step: per capita and rates, standard deviation
and normal distribution, margin of error and confidence
interval, data analysis
- FAQ: sample sizes
- where to go for help: the Stats Board
See also Finding Data on the Internet, a journalist's guide:
http://nilesonline.com/data/
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