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Young Children's Probabilistic and Statistical Reasoning in the Context of Informal Inferential Reasoning
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Statistics Education Research Journal . 2023 22(2). - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper reports the statistical and probabilistic reasoning of young children in terms of randomness, variability, and data representations in the context of informal inferential reasoning (IIR). Using the IIR approach, a task was designed and conducted one-on-one with 28 children aged 5 to 6 years old, in a case study setting. The researcher used a voice recorder during interviews, took photos, and recorded field notes. The data were analyzed according to the principles of informal inferential reasoning, which are generalizing beyond the data, using data as evidence for generalizing, and using probabilistic language to acknowledge the uncertainty embedded in the data. The findings indicate that young children are capable of making informal inferences from a sample space, describing event probability, and constructing bar graph and pie chart data representations.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1570-1824 and 1570-1824
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Statistics Education Research Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1400916
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.52041/serj.v22i2.434