David Kahle
Animating Statistics: A New Kind of Applet for Exploring Probability Distributions
Baylor University
article introduce novel applet module exploring probability distributions samples various related statistical concepts module primarily designed used instructor introductory course used far beyond well free crossplatform standalone interactive application based wolfram researchs novel computable document format cdf technology features thirty common discrete continuous distributions used illustrate concepts random samples population sample means medians histograms kernel density estimators boxplots cumulative distribution survival hazard functions dynamically linking samples estimators adjustable distribution parameters realtime additionally module includes realworld datasets aid communicating concept fitting distribution data hoped module helpful instructors high school college levels conceptual understanding distributions simplified version geared specifically toward outofclass student learning introductory course also made available students use accessible httpwwwbayloredustatisticsdisttool