The Session of the IASE Journal

Invited Paper Session 153, 61st World Statistics Congress

Marrakech, 16.-21.7.2017

Organiser: Manfred Borovcnik, AAU Klagenfurt
Chair: Delia North, U KwaZulu-Natal
Speakers and discussants:

  • Jim Ridgway, Durham U: To SERJ or not to SERJ – That Is the Question (with Apologies to Shakespeare)
  • Ayse Aysin Bilgin, Macquarie U, Sydney: Future Directions for the Statistics Education Research Journal (SERJ)
  • Manfred Borovcnik, AAU Klagenfurt: Status Quo, Current Problems, and Visions for a Change in SERJ’s Strategies to Serve the Needs of a Growing Research Community in Statistics Education

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A Comparative Study of Statistical Inference from an Educational Point of View

Invited Paper Session 116, 61st World Statistics Congress

Marrakech, 16.-21.7.2017
Organiser: Manfred Borovcnik, AAU Klagenfurt
Chair: Michael G. Schimek, Med U Graz
Discussant: Jan Hannig, UNC at Chapel Hill
Speakers:

  • Robert delMas, U Minnesota: A 21st Century Approach towards Statistical Inference – Re-Randomization, Resampling, and Bootstrap to Replace Traditional Statistical Inference
  • Min-ge Xie, Rutgers U, New Jersey: Urging A Paradigm Change: An Introduction to BFF (Bayesian, Frequentist And Fiducial) Inferences and how Bayesian and Frequentist Come together
  • Dalene Stangl, Duke U, Durham: Informal Inference – Some Thoughts to Reconsider
  • Manfred Borovcnik, AAU Klagenfurt: Why and how to Train Introductory Statistics Students in Bayesian Thinking – A Decision-Oriented Approach towards Statistical Inference

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Verleihung einer Ehrenprofessur an Prof. DDr. Michael G. Schimek

Festakt, Donau-Universität Krems, 16. 2. 2017, 17.00
Zur Würdigung außerordentlicher Verdienste in Forschung und Lehre.

Neuerscheinung zur Didaktik der Statistik und Wahrscheinlichkeit

Carmen Batanero (Universidad de Granada) und Manfred Borovcnik (Alpen-Adria-Universität) haben aktuell ein Handbuch mit dem Titel “Statistics and Probability in High School” herausgegeben. Das Buch wendet sich an Lehrkräfte der Sekundarstufe II und an all jene Personen, die in der Aus- und Weiterbildung von Lehrkräften tätig sind.

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