Understanding frequencies associated with contingency tables for psychology students

Authors

  • Gustavo R. Cañadas University of Granada
  • María del Carmen Batanero Bernabeu University of Granada
  • María Magdalena Gea Serrano University of Granada
  • José Miguel Contreras García University of Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.unipluri.18623

Keywords:

contingency tables, frequencies, understanding, psychology students

Abstract

Contingency tables are a necessary tool in the work of professionals in psychology and education.
But research shows difficulties in expressing judgments of association from these tables. One possibe
explanation for these errors is that students have difficulties in understanding the different types of
frequencies involved in contingency tables and their interrelations. This article explores this possibility through a questionnaire applied to a sample of students after being thought this subject.
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Author Biographies

Gustavo R. Cañadas, University of Granada

Didactics of Mathematics.

María del Carmen Batanero Bernabeu, University of Granada

Didactics of Mathematics.

María Magdalena Gea Serrano, University of Granada

Didactics of Mathematics.

José Miguel Contreras García, University of Granada

Didactics of Mathematics.

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2014-02-25

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Cañadas, G. R., Batanero Bernabeu, M. del C., Gea Serrano, M. M., & Contreras García, J. M. (2014). Understanding frequencies associated with contingency tables for psychology students. Uni-Pluriversidad, 13(3), 97–108. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.unipluri.18623

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2013)

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