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Monstrous Methods for Teaching Central Tendency Concepts. Avoid being eaten by monsters!. Sue Kraus, Fort Lewis College. You are trapped in the evil statistician lair! All the exits from the dungeon are lined with vicious monsters…
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Monstrous Methods for Teaching Central Tendency Concepts Avoid being eaten by monsters! Sue Kraus, Fort Lewis College
You are trapped in the evil statistician lair! • All the exits from the dungeon are lined with vicious monsters… • There are three exits, each marked with the central tendency of the size of the monsters standing between that door and freedom.
Here There Be Monsters!(average size noted below each door)Which Door Will You Choose? Mode=25 inches Median =40 inches Mean=48 inches
Mode= 25 inches Statistics student (for scale)
Median= 40 inches Statistics student (for scale)
Mean= 48 inches Statistics student (for scale)