STRUCTURING CONTEXTS FOR STATISTICAL TREATMENT: INITIALIZING STATISTICAL REASONING

摘要

Teaching from everyday contexts drew my attention to the importance of learning to structure situations for statistical treatment. In this theoretical paper I argue that Mallows' notion of solving a zeroth problem as part of the data-handling process should receive priority in introductory statistics courses for teachers who learn statistics through solving authentic problems. I discuss an example of such a structuring process and reflect on the demands it posed for the students and for me as lecturer.