MATHEMATICS TEACHER
Volume 92, Number 8 • November 1999
About the cover Statistics plays an important role in contemporary society.
Because citizens must make decisions on the basis of numerical information, they need to develop a critical attitude toward the use of mathematics in society. Answering this need, statistics has gained a prominent place in mathematics education.
Readers are encouraged to submit color photographs or slides of students involved in secondary school mathematics for possible use on the cover. Submissions of mathematics-based artwork by students are also welcome.
Articles
660 Titanic: A Statistical Exploration Sandra L. Takis
666 The Role of Technology in Introductory Statistics Classes George N. Bratton
670 Discuss with Your Colleagues It's All in the Area
J. ToddLee
674 Sharing Teaching Ideas The Double Stuf Dilemma
Marie A. Revak and Jihan G. Williams 682 What Is Normal, Anyway?
Maria E. Calzada and Stephen M. Scariano 719 Test Reliability
Kenneth dark
724 German Tanks: A Problem in Estimation David C. Flaspohkr and Ann L. Dinkheller
729 Using Simulation on the Internet to Teach Statistics Vee Ming Ng and Khoon Yoong Wong
734 Cooperative Teaching Opportunities for Introductory Statistics Teachers Deborah J. Rumsey
738 Data Analysis and Baseball Gary Talsma
Departments
657 Reader Reflections 658 From the Editors
Welcome to Our Focus Issue on Statistics 676 Call for Manuscripts: Connections 692 Activities
Discovering an Optimal Property of the Median Neil C. Schwertman
704 November Calendar 706 Solutions to Calendar
Scott Stull 709 Media Clips
Susanne K. Westegaard
713 Implementing the Assessment Standards for School Mathematics Secondary Students' Performance on Data and Chance in the 1996 NAEP J. Michael Shaughnessy and Judith S. Zawojewski
744 Technology Tips
Investigating Distributions of Sample Means on the Graphing Calculator Gloria B. Barrett
750 Publications 752 Guide to Advertisers
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