"And the Survey Says...": Using Family Feud to Gather, Understand, and Analyze Different Levels of Data
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Teaching Statistics, Quantitative Research Methods, Research Writing, Data AnalysisAbstract
This article presents an activity, based on the game show Family Feud, designed to engage students in statistics courses. After participating, students should understand different levels of data. In addition, the activity provides teachers a springboard for presenting other concepts, including measures of central tendency, and graphing, analyzing and reporting research results.References
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