About Statistical Thinking in Pedagogics. On the Margin of the Reading of Wiesław
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O myśleniu statystycznym w pedagogice. Na marginesie odczytań książki Wiesława Szymczaka pt. Praktyka wnioskowania statystycznego
About Statistical Thinking in Pedagogics. On the Margin of the Reading of Wiesław Szymczak’s book The practice of Statistical Inference

Author(s): Sławomir Pasikowski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Review, General Reference Works, Pedagogy
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: statistical thinking; pedagogics; research in education

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the issue of statistical thinking in pedagogy and research conducted in this discipline. Inspired by the readings of the book by Wiesław Szymczak, The Practice of Statistical Inference, it contains comments on popular associations and misunderstandings about what statistics is, what its principles and goals are, and therefore also comments on the using of statistical methods inconsistently with the underlying assumptions of statistical theory.

  • Issue Year: 43/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 252-261
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish