Nov 25, 2019 · My mantra of “ask good questions” applies to exams as well as in-class learning activities. This week I present and discuss twenty multiple-choice questions that I have used …

May 25, 2020 · I described my favorite question in post #2 (here) and my favorite theorem in post #10 (here). Now I present my favorite problem and show how I present this to students. I have …

#16 Questions about cats I like cats*. I also notice that it’s simply impossible to spell STATISTICS without the letters C, A, T, and S. These two facts provide more than enough justification for …

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Jul 15, 2019 · There you have it: my all-time favorite question from an introductory statistics exam. I encourage you to ask this question, or some variation of it*, of your students.

May 31, 2021 · #49 My favorite problem, part 3 (June 8, 2020) #48 My favorite problem, part 2 (June 1, 2020) #47 My favorite problem, part 1 (May 25, 2020) #46 How confident are you? …

Jun 1, 2020 · Now we continue with the analysis of my favorite problem, which I call “choosing the best,” also known as the “secretary problem.” This problem entails hiring a job candidate …

Next I’d like to show you one of my favorite* questions from an AP Statistics exam. This question, taken from the 2011 exam, is about evaluating players based on speed and strength.

Jun 8, 2020 · In the past two posts (here and here), I have described my favorite problem and how I present it to students at many levels. The problem is to determine the optimal strategy …

Jun 29, 2020 · One of my favorite questions for addressing this is a somewhat silly one from post #16 (Questions about cats, here). Based on a large survey of households in the U.S., the …