Announcement:
The UCLA Department of Statistics is once again offering a course intended
for experienced AP Statistics teachers. "Statistics for High School
Teachers", offered through UCLA Extension, will meet Tuesdays, 5-8 pm,
beginning Oct 3 and ending December 5 (10 meetings).
Enrollment is open to all high school Math, Science, and/or Statistics
teachers who have either taught one year of AP Statistics in a high school
or have themselves taken a quarter or semester length statistics class at
the college level.
This course emphasizes data analysis and problem solving, and will give
participants experience working with a real statistician. The course is
not directly tied to the AP curriculum, and does not teach pedagogy.
Instead, our intent is to give as much real-life experience as possible
(and also support this experience with statistical theory when useful) and
to teach participants how statisticians think about (and solve) problems.
Some time will be devoted discussing how to turn this insight into
classroom lessons, although this is not the main emphasis of this course.
The course will be offered at the UCLA campus. The fee is $190 for 3
units. It is co-taught by a statistician and a high school AP Statistics
teacher.
Instructor: Robert Gould, Ph.D., Director UCLA Center for Teaching
Statistics
Assistant: Allen Martin, Loyola High School
If you have questions or comments, please contact Robert Gould:
[EMAIL PROTECTED], 310-206-3381.
Enrollment Information:
Reg#: K3931
Statistics X401 3 units
By phone: charge to mastercard, visa, american express, discover:
310-825-9971 or 818-784-7006.
By Internet: Point web browser to www.unex.ucla.edu for full information
and complete the enrollment form. (Not available until mid-August.)
Enrollment forms also available in the UCLA Extension Catalog and can be
sent on request by calling 310-825-7093.
Course Description:
Through analyzing real-world data, participants will discuss (and
hopefully solve!) a variety of methodological and technical problems that
are typical for practicing statisticians. A large part of the content of
the course will be determined by the participants, but examples of topics
include:
--the stages of a statistical investigation
-- effective use of statistical software
-- dealing with messy data
-- how is Statistics different from Mathematics?
--the role of exploratory analysis in an investigation
--writing reports
--nonparametric tests
Lab work: the class will meet in the Statistics Department Computer Lab,
which uses iMac computers. We will use DataDesk software, which will be
provided for use in the lab, and, if so desired, can be purchased
separately for home use. Other available software might be used for
purposes of comparing and contrasting. Previous experience with
Statistical software is not required.
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Jan de Leeuw; Professor and Chair, UCLA Department of Statistics;
US mail: 8142 Math Sciences Bldg, Box 951554, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1554
phone (310)-825-9550; fax (310)-206-5658; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~deleeuw and http://home1.gte.net/datamine/
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