Nathan Tintle|Beth Chance|George W. Cobb|Soma Roy|Todd Swanson|Jill VanderStoep
Combating Anti-Statistical Thinking Using Simulation-Based Methods Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum
use simulationbased methods introducing inference growing popularity stat 101 course due part increasing evidence methods ability improve students statistical thinking impact comes simulationbased methods clearly presenting overarching logic inference b strengthening ties statistics probabilitymathematical concepts c encouraging focus entire research process facilitating student thinking advanced statistical concepts e allowing time explore talk real research messy data f acting firmer foundation build statistical intuition thus argue simulationbased inference entry point undergraduate statistics program students simulationbased inference used throughout undergraduate statistics courses achieve goal fully recognize benefits simulationbased inference undergraduate statistics program need break free historical forces tying undergraduate statistics curricula mathematics consider radical innovative new pedagogical approaches courses fully implement assessmentdriven content innovations embrace computation throughout curriculumreceived december 2014 revised july 2015