Dani Ben?Zvi
REASONING ABOUT VARIABILITY IN COMPARING DISTRIBUTIONS
University of Haifa
variability stands heart statistics theory practice concepts judgments involved comparing groups found productive vehicle motivating learners reason statistically critical building intuitive foundation inferential reasoning focus paper emergence beginners reasoning variation comparing distributions situation extended encounters exploratory data analysis eda curriculum technological environment current case study offered contribution understanding process constructing meanings appreciation variability within distribution distributions mechanisms involved therein concentrates detailed views tools support variability comparing groups using various statistical representations learning statistics conceived cognitive development socialization processes culture ans values statistics enculturation light analysis description may mean begin reasoning variability comparing distributions equal size proposed implications drawnx0d first published november 2004 statistics education research journal archives