Teaching statistics in engineering courses: suggestions and reflections from research in statistical education
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https://doi.org/10.59741/agraria.v22i3.647Keywords:
Educación estadística, ingeniería, recursos instruccionalesAbstract
This document presents and describes recommendations for teaching statistics in engineering courses and some challenges associated with their implementation. The suggestions revolve around recommended statistical content for engineering courses, desirable ways in which statistics teaching and learning processes should be conducted, and instructional resources to carry them out.
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