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Chocolate Chip Cookies as a Teaching Aid

Getting and retaining the attention of students in an introductory statistics course can be a challenge, and poor motivation or outright fear of mathematical concepts can hinder learning. By using an example as familiar and comforting as chocolate chip cookies, the instructor can make a variety of statistical concepts come to life for the students, greatly enhancing learning.

Herbert K. H. Lee | Herbert K. H. Lee

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