A Case Study in Elementary Statistics: the Florida Panther Population

• Autores: Andrew Lazowski, Geffrey Stopper
• Localización: Primus: problems, resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies, ISSN 1051-1970, Vol. 23, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 247-256
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2012.753962
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• Resumen

  • We describe a case study that was created to intertwine the fields of biology and mathematics. This project is given in an elementary probability and statistics course for non-math majors. Some goals of this case study include: to expose students to biology in a math course, to apply probability to real-life situations, and to display how far a semester's worth of mathematics can reach. This was done by exploring the Florida panther population. We will discuss various aspects of the case study and results from administering this project.