Java & a virtual statistical laboratory

  • Authors:
  • Edward R. Jones

  • Affiliations:
  • Texas A&M Univ., Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the seventh annual consortium for computing in small colleges central plains conference on The journal of computing in small colleges
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

The primary goal of the virtual statistics lab is to improve a student's intuitive understanding of random phenomena and how statistical methods aid in interpreting them. This is being implemented using interactive statistical games designed around historical problems in probability and statistics.This paper describes the rationale, design and implementation of this on line statistics laboratory. Through experimentation and testing, it was decided that the best environment for implementing this online lab was through the use of java applets and server-side java servlets. Servlets are used to maintain a history of student interactions with the system and to stimulate student interest.