I agree with where Jim is coming from. Better for students to learn how to make these decisions on their own. But one could argue that having a tree (whether on one's phone or using actual paper) is a good way to check your thinking. But Rick has a point about that "stranded on an island" thing...
Now if we could only make a decision tree app as fun as using birds to kill pigs, we might have an app that students would actually use.... Michael On Dec 9, 2011, at 5:17 PM, Rick Froman wrote: > Not to mention what if you are stranded on a desert island and you need to > know the relevant statistic for testing the hypothesis of your agricultural > study. Who is going to bring their stat book along on a three hour cruise? > Given the small likelihood of cell coverage, and the fact that you might be > contending with real angry birds, this is likely to be one of the few uses > for your iPhone on the island). > > Rick > > Rick Froman > rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> > > On Dec 9, 2011, at 4:08 PM, "Michael Britt" > <mich...@thepsychfiles.com<mailto:mich...@thepsychfiles.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, most stat books do seem to include decision trees. But what if you > don't have your stat book with you when the need to decide on the proper > statistic suddenly and unexpectedly arises in conversation? ;) > > Students will always be carrying their smartphones around with them, but > probably the same can't be said for their stat book. > > I just took a look in the Apple App store and I can't believe it - no one has > created such an app yet! There is a niche to be filled my friend. A > mountain waiting to be climbed! > > All tongue in cheek, but if it's easy enough to build, then, heck - why not. > > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > mich...@thepsychfiles.com<mailto:mich...@thepsychfiles.com> > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > On Dec 9, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Maxwell Gwynn wrote: > > > > > > > > Michael: > > Don't most statistics textbooks include such a decision tree? I know there's > one on the inside back cover of Howell's Fundamental statistics for the > behavioral sciences, which I'll be using for my 2nd year stats course next > term. > > -Max > > > Max Gwynn, Ph.D. > Dept. of Psychology > Wilfrid Laurier University > (519) 884-0710 ext 3854 > mgw...@wlu.ca<mailto:mgw...@wlu.ca>>>> Michael Britt > <mich...@thepsychfiles.com<mailto:mich...@thepsychfiles.com>> 12/9/2011 4:15 > PM >>> > I remember using these decision trees. You know what? "There ought to be an > app for that!" I'd be willing to make the app and put it on the app store > for free if we can identify what info would make for the best tree. I think > that could be a handy app for students. > > Michael > > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > mich...@thepsychfiles.com<mailto:mich...@thepsychfiles.com> > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com<http://www.ThePsychFiles.com/> > Twitter: mbritt > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com<mailto:michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=14812 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-14812-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-14812-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=14813 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-14813-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-14813-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=14816 > or send a blank email to > leave-14816-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14817 or send a blank email to leave-14817-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
