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Repurposing a Peer-Reviewed Publication to Engage Students in Statistics: An Illustration of Study Design, Data Collection, and Analysis
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Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education . 2023 31(3):236-247. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Engaging and motivating students in undergraduate statistics courses can be enhanced by using topical peer-reviewed publications for analyses as part of course assignments. Given the popularity of on-campus therapy dog stress-reduction programs, this topic fosters buy-in from students whilst providing information regarding the importance of mental health and well-being as it impacts learning. This article describes how instructors can use a study on the benefits of human-dog interactions to teach students about study design, data collection and ethics, and hypothesis testing. The data and research questions are accessible to students without requiring detailed subject-area knowledge. Students can think carefully about how to collect and analyze data from a randomized controlled trial with two-sample hypothesis tests. Instructors can use these data for short in-class examples or longer assignments and assessments, and throughout this article, we suggest activities and discussion questions. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2693-9169
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education
- Notes :
- https://github.com/ciaran-evans/dog-data-analysis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1404911
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/26939169.2023.2238018