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No, I would argue that what is taught in middle school is the "basic of the basic", e.g. stuff like average vs. median, etc. I'm more talking about the high sc
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
No, I would argue that what is taught in middle school is the "basic of the basic", e.g. stuff like average vs. median, etc.
I'm more talking about the high school version of statistics, and the link you gave gives good info: https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/Content/HSS/introduction/ https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/Content/HSS/introducti.... That curriculum is more what I'm referring to, but as far as I know is not often taught to HS students in the US.
- Jensson 3y agoIt isn't just median vs mean basics, see for example: "For example, estimate the mean word length in a book by randomly sampling words from the book; predict the winner of a school election based on randomly sampled survey data. Gauge how far off the estimate or prediction might be." This is proper statistical understanding, since it includes how sampling is made and confidence intervals. They just don't use the names of theorems, they just teach the understanding for estimating values etc. I don't see the value in drilling math equations for calculating those values and forcing the kids to remember lots of names.