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Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR) is a suite of online tools and interactive aids for hands-on learning and teaching concepts in statistical analysis and
probability theoryProbability is ordinarily used to describe an attitude of mind towards some proposition of whose truth we arenot certain. The proposition of interest is usually of the form "Will a specific event occur?" The attitude of mind is of the form "How certain are we that the event will occur?" The...
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University of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. The SOCR resource is HTML, XML and Java based and all materials and tools are freely available over the Internet.
SOCR consists of Interactive Distribution Applets, Statistical Analysis Modules, Data Modeler, Graphics Tools, Instructor's Notes and Additional resources
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SOCR resources are peer-reviewed, integrated internally and acknowledged by dozens of international digital libraries, professional societies and scientific organizations like NSDL,
Open Educational ResourcesOpen educational resources are digital materials that can be re-used for teaching, learning, research and more, made available for free through open licenses, which allow uses of the materials that would not be easily permitted under copyright alone...
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Mathematical Association of AmericaThe Mathematical Association of America is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists;...
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California Digital LibraryThe California Digital Library is the University of California's 11th University Library. The CDL was founded to assist the ten University of California libraries in sharing their resources and holdings more effectively, in part through negotiating and acquiring consortial licenses on behalf of...
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