From hypothesis to conclusion: the essential role of statistics in science
This study introduces an experiential learning approach in statistical education, leveraging a real-world experimental design to elucidate the scientific method’s role in statistics. Targeting high school and college students, the methodology involves engaging participants in a hands-on experiment,...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2025-12-01
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| Series: | Research in Statistics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27684520.2025.2450532 |
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| Summary: | This study introduces an experiential learning approach in statistical education, leveraging a real-world experimental design to elucidate the scientific method’s role in statistics. Targeting high school and college students, the methodology involves engaging participants in a hands-on experiment, where the primary objective is to ascertain whether two distinct products are differentiable based on a specific characteristic, such as taste. The experiment encompasses several key stages: designing the study, formulating, and testing hypotheses, participating as experimental units, analyzing the gathered data, and interpreting the results to draw statistical inferences. This approach not only facilitates a practical understanding of statistical concepts, but also highlights the importance of experimental design, hypothesis testing, data analysis, and probability interpretation in real-world scenarios. Through this immersive experience, students are expected to gain a deeper appreciation of statistics as a scientific discipline and its applicability in everyday life. |
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| ISSN: | 2768-4520 |