Activity 3: Simulations and Tools Category
Java applets, interactive simulations, and other statistical tools.
Published: Dec 25th, 2012
Try these interactive demonstrations. To see the effect of outliers on a regression equation, use the applet introduced earlier. Draw points on the graph, add the regression line and then add […]
Published: Dec 25th, 2012
This interactive applet allows you to see how changing the values of the slope and intercept changes the line. Interactive Applet: Changing the Slope or Intercept This document is linked from Linear Relationships […]
Published: Dec 25th, 2012
This interactive applet is part of the online content for Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 8th Edition (Moore and McCabe). Add points to the scatterplot, then draw your guess at the regression line, […]
Published: Dec 24th, 2012
To see how an outlier affects the correlation, use this applet to complete the tasks below. Interactive Applet: Correlation and Outliers Fill the scatterplot with a hypothetical positive linear relationship between X and […]
Published: Dec 24th, 2012
In order to get a better sense for how the value of r relates to the strength of the linear relationship, take a look at this applet from the Rosman/Chance collection which asks you to guess […]
Published: Dec 24th, 2012
This interactive online data analysis applet is part of the online content for Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 8th Edition (Moore and McCabe). Choose one of the datasets in the list and click […]
Published: Dec 22nd, 2012
Drag the flags across each other to obtain the area between the two points and then verify the standard deviation rule probabilities. Try this interactive normal distribution calculator to see the standard […]
Published: Dec 20th, 2012
A description of a distribution almost always includes a measure of its center. The two common measures of center are the mean and the median. In this exercise, we will […]
Published: Aug 19th, 2012
Here is an interactive demonstration on histograms. You can look at numerous datasets, including your own data, and change many options in creating the histogram. This material is from Interactivate. Interactive Applet: […]
Published: Aug 19th, 2012
This interactive online data analysis applet is part of the online content for Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 8th Edition (Moore and McCabe). Choose one of the datasets in the list and click […]