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Teacher's Corner

Twenty-Five Analogies for Explaining Statistical Concepts

Roberto Behar Statistics at the School of Statistics Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
,
Pere Grima Statistics at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya—BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
&
Lluís Marco-Almagro Statistics at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya—BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
Pages 44-48 | Received 01 Jul 2012, Published online: 20 Feb 2013
 
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Abstract

The use of analogies is a resource that can be used for transmitting concepts and making classes more enjoyable. This article presents 25 analogies that we use in our introductory statistical courses for introducing concepts and clarifying possible doubts. We have found that these analogies draw students’ attention and reinforce the ideas that we want to transmit.

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