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Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2014

Pages: 343-344

Series: Advances in Mathematics Education

ISBN (Hardback): 9789400771543

Full citation:

Egan J. Chernoff, Gale L. Russell, "Preface to perspective iii", in: Probabilistic thinking, Berlin, Springer, 2014

Abstract

The term 'stochastics' has different meanings for different individuals. Despite a multitude of meanings, a commonly accepted "definition" is simply: probability and statistics. However, we contend the above story—for many years considered urban legend, but now actualized in introductory statistics courses around the world (e.g., Deborah Nolan and others)—best embodies the notion of stochastics in mathematics education. From this contention, by explicitly recognizing the notion of randomness within stochastics, we (re)define (for the purposes of this preface) stochastics, simply, as randomness and probability and statistics.

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2014

Pages: 343-344

Series: Advances in Mathematics Education

ISBN (Hardback): 9789400771543

Full citation:

Egan J. Chernoff, Gale L. Russell, "Preface to perspective iii", in: Probabilistic thinking, Berlin, Springer, 2014