Statistics Education and the Communication of Statistics, Sydney, Australia 2005

Conference Schedule

• Conference Schedule
  

Session I - Keynote Speaker

• To Tell the Truth: What We Know About Lie Detection
  Stephen Fienberg

Session II - Writing Reports of Statistical Studies

• The Implications Introducing Report Writing Into an Introductory Statistics Subject
  Kay Lipson, Sue Kokonis
• Helping Students Find Their Statistical Voices
  Helen MacGillivray
• There's More to Statistics than Computation Ð Teaching Students How to Communicate Statistical Results
  Roxy Peck
• An Approach to Report Writing in Statistics Courses
  Glenda Francis
• Teaching Students to Write About Statistics
  Mike Forster, David P. Smith, Christopher J. Wild
• Enabling Students to Communicate Statistical Findings
  Tania Prvan, Judith Ascione

Session III - Role of Graphics in Communication of Statistics

• Interval Estimates for Statistical Communication: Problems and Possible Solutions
  Geoff Cumming, Fiona Fidler
• Using Amos Graphics to Enhance the Understanding and Communication of Multiple Regression
  Everarda Cunningham, Wei C. Wang
• Grapharti
  Hilary Green
• Visualising Data With Dynamic Graphics in Excel
  Harold Henderson
• Enhancing Effective Communication of Statistical Analysis to Non-Statistical Audiences
  Peter Martin
• From Data to Graphs to Words, But Where are the Models?
  K. Larry Weldon

Session IV - Outreach to Public and Schools

• Statistics and the Media
  Wayne Smith
• The Role of National Statistics Institutions in the Use and Understanding of Official Statistics in the Compulsory Education Sector
  Gareth McGuinness, Lesliey Hooper
• Data Analysis or How High School Students "Read" Statistics
  Sylvain Vermette, Linda Gattuso, Marc Bourdeau
• Communicating Student Performance Data to School Teachers
  Philip Holmes-Smith
• Pilot Study into the Use and Usefulness of Instant Messaging Within an Educational Context
  Rachel Cunliffe
• Distance Learning: New Frontiers for Solving Old Problems
  Gianfranco Galmacci, Anna Maria Milito
• Helping Students to Communicate Statistics Better
  Neville Davies, Doreen Connor

Session V - Understanding the Language of Statistics

• Servicing Students Communicating Ideas About Statistics
  Peter Petocz, Anna Reid
• How Important are Communication Skills for "Good" Statistics Students? - An International Perspective
  Sue Gordon, Anna Reid, Peter Petocz
• University-Level Data Analysis Courses With the Emphasis on Understanding and Communication of Statistics Ð A Ten Years Action Research Project
  Katrin Niglas, Kairi Osula
• Statistical Prevarication: Telling Half Truths Using Statistics
  Milo Schield