The Blind Paper Cutter: Teaching about Variation, Bias, Stability, and Process Control

Abstract

The intention of this article is to provide teachers with a student activity to help reinforce learning about variation, bias, stability, and other statistical quality control concepts. Blind paper cutting is an effective way of generating tangible sequences of a product, which students can use to address many levels of questions. No special apparatus is required.

Key Words:

• Experimentation
• Statistical education
• Teaching aids