Statistics Education with a View to Influences Made by the Evolution of Computing and Its Associated Technologies

Methods of teaching and learning statistics have undergone significant change over the years, particularly in the latter part of the past century. This paper presents, based on outhor's experience, the highlights of the change with a view to identifying effective methods of teaching statics to a wider community. The use of anecdotes and analogies and building effective multimedia systems are explored and discussed.

Keywords:

teaching , learning , statistical thinking