Interactive Tools for Learning and Teaching
We want students to understand statistics. JMP® interactive Concept Discovery Modules make it happen.
Eight newly revised modules that illustrate some of the most challenging and fundamental concepts covered in introductory statistics courses have been developed by Amy Froelich of Iowa State University and Bill Duckworth of Creighton University, and programmed by Wayne Levin and Brian McFarlane of Predictum Inc.
The modules are fun, easy to use and available to professors, students and any interested learner as a free download from the JMP web site. By changing and controlling values, selecting radio buttons and otherwise interacting with the module screen, users can see the concept in action immediately.
Try out all eight to learn or teach fundamental concepts.
Note: These learning tools are part of the JMP File Exchange. Downloading of files from the File Exchange requires creation of a sas.com profile.
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Distribution Generator. Provides students with a more visual understanding of the underpinnings of distributions and variability. |
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Sampling Distribution of Sample Means. Illustrates the distribution of sample means and the connection to the distribution of sample data. Includes controls for population shape, mean, and standard deviation, sample size and number of samples. |
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Sampling Distribution of Sample Proportions. Illustrates the distribution of sample proportions and the connection to the distribution of sample data. Includes controls for population proportion, sample size and number of samples. |
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Confidence Interval for the Population Mean. Illustrates the variability and capture rate of the confidence interval for the population mean. Includes controls for population shape, mean, and standard deviation, sample size, confidence level and number of samples.
Students change and control values and select onscreen options to interactively learn fundamental statistical concepts, such as confidence intervals. |
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Confidence Interval for the Population Proportion. Illustrates the variability and capture rate of the confidence interval for the population proportion. Includes controls for population proportion, sample size, confidence level and number of samples. |
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Hypothesis Testing for the Population Mean. Illustrates the variability of the test statistic and the connection to Type I error rates for different null and alternative hypotheses. Includes controls for population shape, mean, and standard deviation, sample size, alpha level and number of samples. |
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Hypothesis Testing for the Population Proportion. Illustrates the variability of the test statistic and the connection to Type I error rates for different null and alternative hypotheses. Includes controls for the population proportion, sample size, alpha level and number of samples. |
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Distribution and Probablity Calculator. Calculates and visually depicts probabilities and percentiles for the normal, t, Chi-square, and F distributions. Includes controls for the appropriate parameters for the given distribution. |
Concept Discovery Module feedback or comments?
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Even More Learning Tools
These learning tools, along with scripts and sample data sets can be found in th JMP File Exchange.
Other Learning Tools
SAS Partner, Predictum Inc., offers scripts and other learning tools to help you learn and teach JMP.
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