Lexical ambiguity: making a case against spread |
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| Authors: | Jennifer J Kaplan Neal T Rogness Diane G Fisher |
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| Institution: | 1. Michigan State University, USA. e‐mail: kaplan@stt.msu.edu;2. Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA. e‐mail: rognessn@gvsu.edu;3. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. e‐mail: dgf9042@louisiana.edu |
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| Abstract: | We argue for decreasing the use of the word spread when describing the statistical idea of dispersion or variability in introductory statistics courses. In addition, we argue for increasing the use of the word variability as a replacement for spread. |
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| Keywords: | Teaching Introductory statistics Advanced Placement statistics |
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