id: 06034609
dt: j
an: 2012c.00621
au: Kaplan, Jennifer J.; Rogness, Neal T.; Fisher, Diane G.
ti: Lexical ambiguity: making a case against spread.
so: Teach. Statist. 34, No. 2, 56-60 (2012).
py: 2012
pu: Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford
la: EN
cc: K40 E40
ut: statistics; vocabulary; misconceptions; mathematical concepts; introductory
    courses; teaching methods; ambiguity (semantics)
ci: 
li: doi:10.1111/j.1467-9639.2011.00477.x
ab: Summary: We argue for decreasing the use of the word “spread” when
    describing the statistical idea of dispersion or variability in
    introductory statistics courses. In addition, we argue for increasing
    the use of the word “variability” as a replacement for
    “spread.”
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