Electronic Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsHouston, Texas, November 16-19, 1995Paper C032MINITAB and Critical Thinking Skills |
Steven J. GiustNicholls State University Thibodaux, LA 70310 USA Phone: (504) 448-4377 Fax: (504) 448-4927 math-sjg@nich-nsunet.nich.edu | Cathleen M. ZuccoLe Moyne College Syracuse, NY 13214 USA Phone: (315) 445-4149 Fax: (315) 445-4540 Zucco@maple.lemoyne.edu list of all papers by this author |
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ABSTRACT
This paper will discuss some of the ways that MINITAB may be used as a computer software tool to develop students' critical thinking skills. Attention will mainly be given to how MINITAB can be used with discovery exercises, especially with regard to abstract statistical theorems like the Central Limit Theorem.Keyword(s): Minitab, statistics