COVID and Data Science: Understanding R[subscript 0] Could Change Your Life

Autor/in	Ridgway, Jim
Titel	COVID and Data Science: Understanding R[subscript 0] Could Change Your Life
Quelle	In: Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 43 (2021), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ridgway, Jim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-982X
DOI	10.1111/test.12273
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Data Analysis; Data Use; Statistical Analysis; Teaching Methods; Relevance (Education); Learning Activities; Skill Development; Global Approach; World Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Auswertung; Statistische Analyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Relevance; Relevanz; Lernaktivität; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Globales Denken; Weltproblem
Abstract	The COVID epidemic has provided an excellent example of the need to call on a wide variety of statistical tools to address a global problem, and can give students insights into some of the dimensions of data science. Here, we describe some of the characteristics of data that students encounter as citizens. We set out some teaching ideas, which focus on a few familiar core ideas--such as exponential growth, estimation, interpreting graphs, measurement, and sampling--set in the authentic context of containing a pandemic. In the final section, we sketch some more ideas on activities to develop student skills essential for civic engagement in a data-rich world. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01