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A Model of Classroom Research in Action: Developing Simulation Activities to Improve Students' Statistical Reasoning

Robert C. delMasa General College, University of Minnesota 333 Appleby Hall 128 Pleasant Street S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455Correspondence[email protected]
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Joan B. Garfieldb Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota 332 Burton Hall 178 Pillsbury Drive S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455Correspondence[email protected]
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Beth L. Chancec Department of Statistics California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CACorrespondence[email protected]
| Published online: 07 Jul 2022

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