Construction and evaluation of histograms in teacher training

• Autores: Andrea Bruno, M.C. Espinel
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 40, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 473-493
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/00207390902759584
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• Resumen

  • This article details the results of a written test designed to reveal how education majors construct and evaluate histograms and frequency polygons. Included is a description of the mistakes made by the students which shows how they tend to confuse histograms with bar diagrams, incorrectly assign data along the Cartesian axes and experience difficulties in constructing the frequency polygon.