Statistics
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The quincunx:
(inactive 25/2/04) |
A discussion of the Central Limit Theorem
using a device for dropping beads through a bin board. (You will need a java enabled
browser.) A more sophisticated applet is at http://www.rand.org/centers/stat/applets/clt.html |
| Pitfalls
of Data Analysis: |
This article is subtitled "or How to Avoid Lies
and Damned Lies". It's a tad technical in places but most topics will be
familiar to anyone studying (or with a background in) basic statistics. An interesting
read for the practitioner. |
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This animation demonstrates the effect extreme values (outliers)
have on the mean and standard deviation of a sample.[Click
"Stop" on your browser if the repetition becomes annoying.]
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Mathematics
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MathsBridge: |
An MLC production. This bridging course is designed for students
in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management degrees but is also useful for
anyone revising high school topics. Check out the Topic Map. |
| Ask
Dr Math: |
A very large site. Students send in questions and
mathematicians all over the world provide the answers. |
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An animation illustrating the sine wave as a circular function. Adapted from
http://othello.ma.ic.ac.uk/examples/TrigAnimation.qt (link no longer active).
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