Reasoning with Multivariate Evidence

Jim Ridgway; James Nicholson; Sean McCusker

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Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson, Sean McCusker

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We report a study where 195 students aged 12 to 15 years were presented with computerbased tasks that require reasoning with multivariate data, together with paper-based tasks from a well established scale of statistical literacy. The computer tasks were cognitively more complex, but were only slightly more difficult than paper tasks. All the tasks fitted well onto a single Rasch scale. Implications for the curriculum, and public presentations of data are discussed.

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Multivariariate Data
Curriculum
Rasch Scaling
Hierarchies
Statistical Reasoning
Statistical Literacy
Assessment

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INT ELECT J MATH ED, Volume 2, Issue 3, October 2007, 245-269

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Ridgway, Jim et al. "Reasoning with Multivariate Evidence". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 2, no. 3, 2007, pp. 245-269. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/212