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Reasoning about one population hypothesis testing: The Case of Steve
21st Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (2018)
  • Annie Burns-Childers, University of Arkansas Little Rock
  • Darryl Chamberlain, Jr., University of Florida
  • Aubrey Kemp, Georgia State University
  • Leslie J. Meadows, Georgia State University
  • Harrison Stalvey, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Draga Vidakovic, Georgia State University
Abstract
Hypothesis testing is a key concept included in many introductory statistics courses. Yet, due to common misunderstandings of both scientists and students, the use of hypothesis testing to interpret experimental data has received criticism. With statistics education on the rise, as well as an increasing number of students enrolling in introductory statistics courses each year, there is a need for research that investigates students’ understanding of hypothesis testing. This paper describes results obtained from a larger study designed to investigate introductory statistics students’ understanding of one population hypothesis testing. In particular, we present on one student’s understanding of the concepts involved in hypothesis testing, Steve, who provided us the best spectrum of different levels of knowledge according to APOS Theory, our guiding theoretical framework. Based on this data, we suggest implications for teaching.
Keywords
  • Hypothesis Testing,
  • Introductory Statistics,
  • APOS Theory
Publication Date
February 24, 2018
Citation Information
Annie Burns-Childers, Darryl Chamberlain, Aubrey Kemp, Leslie J. Meadows, et al.. "Reasoning about one population hypothesis testing: The Case of Steve" 21st Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/darryl-chamberlain/8/