THIS SESSION IS CO-SPONSORED BY DIVISION D AND SIG—EDUCATIONAL STATISTICIANS

TITLE: Statistics 1: Regression and Discriminant Analysis

CHAIR Joshua G. Bagakas, Cleveland State University

PARTICIPANTS
 

• Discriminant Analysis versus Logistic Regression: A Comparison of Classification Errors Pui-Wa Lei, Laura M. Koehly, University of Iowa

• Robust/Resistant Procedures for Logistic Regression and Applications Tammiee Dickenson, Huynh Huynh, University of South Carolina

• Full Versus Restricted Model Testing in Predictive Discriminant Analysis—Take Two Mary G. Lieberman, John D. Morris, Florida Atlantic University; Carl J. Huberty, University of Georgia

• Detection of Influential Observations in Longitudinal Mixed Effects Regression Models Frans Tan, Mario J. N. Ouwens, Martijn P. F. Berger, Maastricht University

DISCUSSANTS

Jorge L. Mendoza, University of Oklahoma

TITLE: Reconsidering Outcomes of Statistics Courses: Statistical Literacy, Reasoning, and Thinking

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZER: Joan B. Garfield, University of Minnesota

CHAIR: Robert C. delMas, University of Minnesota

PARTICIPANTS
 

• Statistical Literacy as a Goal of Introductory Statistics Courses Deborah J. Rumsey, Kansas State University

• The Role of Statistical Reasoning in Learning Statistics Joan B. Garfield, University of Minnesota

• What is Statistical Thinking and How Can it Be Developed? Beth Chance, California Polytechnic State University

TITLE: Teaching Multivariate Statistics: Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZER: Ann O’Connell, University of Connecticut

CHAIR: Patricia Busk, University of San Francisco

PARTICIPANTS
 

• Curriculum and Sequencing Issues in Multivariate Analysis Sharon L. Weinberg, New York University

• Approaches to Assessment in Multivariate Analysis Ann O’Connell, University of Connecticut

• Teaching Advanced Topics in Multivariate Analysis Jorge L. Mendoza, University of Oklahoma

• Incorporating Matrix Algebra in Multivariate Analysis Courses: Building on Univariate Prerequisites and Algebraic Competencies Ron C. Serlin, University of Wisconsin, Madison

SESSION 13.04 TUESDAY, APRIL 25 11:25 A.M. TO 12:05 P.M. Marriott Carondelet (3^rd Floor)

TITLE: Educational Statistics Roundtables 2
 

• TABLE A Power Comparison of Randomization Tests Used With Multiple Baseline Designs John M. Ferron, Chris Sentovich, University of South Florida

• TABLE Exogeneity in Linear Statistical Models David Kaplan, University of Delaware

• TABLE Univariate, Multivariate, and Empirical Bayes Approaches to Repeated-Measures Designs: An Empirical Comparison of Type I Error Control and Statistical Power Jeffrey D. Kromrey, Cathleen Larrimore, University of South Florida

• TABLE An Investigation of the Statistical Properties of Four Single-case Randomization Tests Venessa Lall, Joel Levin, University of Wisconsin, Madison

• TABLE Four Methods of Handling Missing Data in Predicting Educational Achievement E. Lea Witta, University of Central Florida

SESSION 16.64 TUESDAY, APRIL 25 2:15 P.M. TO 2:55 P.M. Marriott Carondelet (3^rd Floor)

TITLE: Educational Statistics Roundtables 1
 

• TABLE Statistical Power Associated With Homogeneous Effect Size Index Jack Barnette, University of Iowa; James McLean; University of Alabama, Birmingham

• DISCUSSANT Lynn Friedman, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

• TABLE The Effect of Non-normality on Student’s Two-sample t Test Harold D. Delaney, University of New Mexico; Andras Vargha, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary)

• DISCUSSANT Michael A. Seaman, University of South Carolina
 
• TABLE Enhanced Detection of Multivariate Outliers Using Algorithm-Based Visual Display Techniques Wendy Dickinson, University of South Florida

• DISCUSSANT Stephen Olejnik, University of Georgia
• TABLE Large Sample Approximations of 21 Nonparametric Statistics Gail F. Fahoome, Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

• DISCUSSANT William T. Mickelson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• TABLE Comparison of Similarity Measures in Cluster Analysis with Nominal Data Holmes Finch, Huynh Huynh, University of South Carolina

• DISCUSSANT Kenneth H. Strand, Illinois State University

• TABLE Model Selection for Bayesian Networks Henry R.Tirri, Tomi V, Silander, University of Helsinki (Finland)

SESSION 17.10 TUESDAY, APRIL 25 3:05 P.M. TO 3:45 P.M. Marriott Carondelet (3^rd Floor)

TITLE: Statistics Education Roundtables
 

• TABLE The Teaching of Statistical Consulting Skills Gabriella M. Belli, VPI&SU

• DISCUSSANT Paula L. Woehlke, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

• TABLE Investigating the Organization of Ten Concepts in Introductory Statistics Mark A. Earley, University of Toledo

• DISCUSSANT James Flaitz, University of Louisiana--Lafayette

• TABLE The Meaning of Success for Students in Statistical Methods Courses: A Phenomenological Study Sara J. Finney, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

• DISCUSSANT Carl J. Huberty, University of Georgia

• TABLE Understanding Students’ Statistical Thinking: Error Analysis Approach Fadia M. Nasser, Tel Aviv University (Israel)

• DISCUSSANT Sean W. Mulvenon, University of Arkansas

• TABLE Toward "Constructing" the Concept of Statistical Power: An Optical Analogy Bruce G. Rogers, University of Northern Iowa

• DISCUSSANT Wendy Dickinson, University of South Florida

• TABLE Web-Based Readings for an Introductory Statistics Course Joseph M. Wisenbaker, University of Georgia; Cordelia Douzenis, Georgia Southern University

• DISCUSSANT Larry G. Daniel, University of North Texas

SESSION 25.45 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 12:25 P.M. TO 1:55 P.M. Marriott Mardi Gras E (3^rd Floor)

THIS SESSION IS CO-SPONSORED BY DIVISION D AND SIG—EDUCATIONAL STATISTICIANS

TITLE: INVITED ADDRESS—Advanced Placement Statistics: The Curriculum, the Examination, and the Grading Process

CHAIR: Carol Joyce Blumberg, Winona State University

PARTICIPANT

Advanced Placement Statistics: The Curriculum, the Examination and the Grading Process  Roxy Peck, California Polytechnic University

DISCUSSANT: Chandler Pike, Mercer University

SESSION 28.02 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 3:05 P.M. TO 3:45 P.M. Marriott Carondelet (3^rd Floor)

TITLE: Statistics And Statistics Education Roundtables
 

• TABLE Use of the Significance Test as Protection Against Spuriously High Standardized Effect Sizes Jack Barnette, University of Iowa; James McLean, University of Alabama, Birmingham

• TABLE The Effects of Different Methods of Handling Missing Data on Institutional Models of Student Persistence Michael R. Harwell, Mary Hansen, Tracy Cerrillo, University of Pittsburgh

• TABLE Recovery of the Underlying Cognitive Representations Used by Novices and Experts to Compare Statistical Tests Maria E. Bravo, University of Texas, Austin

• TABLE Constructivist Approaches to Learning Probability in the First Statistics Course Using Authentic Learning and Assessment Tasks Carolyn M. Keeler, R. Kirk Steinhorst, University of Idaho

• TABLE How Should We Teach Follow-up Tests After Significant Interaction in Factorial Analysis of Variance? T. C. Oshima, Frances McCarty, Georgia State University

SESSION 31.29 THURSDAY, APRIL 27 8:15 A.M. TO 10:15 A.M. Le Meridien Ile de France I (3^rd Floor)

THIS SESSION IS CO-SPONSORED BY DIVISION D AND SIG—EDUCATIONAL STATISTICIANS

TITLE: Topics in Educational Statistics

CHAIR: Rebecca Zwick, University of California, Santa Barbara

PARTICIPANTS
 

• A Power Comparison of Pairwise Multiple Comparison Procedures: A Model Selection Approach Versus Stepwise Procedures Robert A. Cribbie, Harvey J. Keselman, University of Manitoba

• Mixed Model Pairwise Multiple Comparison Procedures of Repeated Measures Means  Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Harvey J. Keselman, University of Manitoba

• Comparing the Power of Classical and Newer Tests of Multivariate Normality Christopher J. Mecklin, Daniel J. Mundfrom, University of Northern Colorado

• Comparing Several Robust Tests of Stochastic Equality Andras Vargha, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary); Harold D. Delaney, University of New Mexico

• Estimating Autocorrelation in the Errors of Single-Case Data: An Examination of Bias John M. Ferron, University of South Florida

• Risky Prediction and Damn Strange Coincidences: An Initial Consideration of Meehl’s Index of Corroboration Kristine Y. Hogarty, Jeffrey D. Kromrey, University of South Florida

DISCUSSANTS

Victor L. Willson, Texas A & M University

Robert W. Lissitz, University of Maryland

SESSION 33.31 THURSDAY, APRIL 27 10:35 A.M. TO 12:05 P.M. Le Meridien Maurepas (3^rd Floor)

(Please note that the business meeting and the social do not follow each other)

EDUCATIONAL STATISTICIANS BUSINESS MEETING AND PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

PRESIDENT Bruno D. Zumbo, University of Northern British Columbia

PROGRAM CHAIR Carol Joyce Blumberg, Winona State University

SECRETARY/ TREASURER Gabriella M. Belli, VPI&SU

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Adaptive Inference Bruno D. Zumbo, University of Northern British Columbia

SESSION 41.15 THURSDAY, APRIL 27 6:15 P.M. TO 7:45 P.M. Sheraton Grand Ballroom B (5th Floor)

TITLE: THREE SIG SOCIAL

Sponsors: SIG/Educational Statisticians; SIG/Multiple Linear Regression--The General Linear Model; SIG/Structural Equation Modeling

SESSION 47.15 FRIDAY, APRIL 28 12:25 P.M. TO 1:55 P.M. Sheraton Estherwood (4th Floor)

THIS SESSION IS CO-SPONSORED BY DIVISION D AND SIG—EDUCATIONAL STATISTICIANS

TITLE Statistics 2: Linear and Hierarchical Linear Models

CHAIR Cam-Loi Huynh, University of Manitoba

PARTICIPANTS
 

• The Rank Transform in Factorial Analysis of Covariance Todd C. Headrick, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

• A Monte Carlo Study of F tests for Between-Classroom Treatment Effects in Mixed Models Samuel B. Green, University of Kansas; Dennis Wallace, University of Kansas Medical Center; Janet G. Marquis, University of Kansas

• The Effects of Distributional Characteristics on Multilevel Modeling Parameter Estimates and Type I Error Control of Parameter Tests Under Conditions of Nonnormality Yann-Yann Shieh, Education Statistics Service Instittute

• Comparison of HLM and MLWIN Multilevel Analysis Software Packages: A Monte Carlo Investigation into the Quality of the Estimates Melissa D. Fein, Robert W. Lissitz, University of Maryland

Silas Halperin, Syracuse University

Alan J. Klockars, University of Washington

TITLE: Teaching And Learning Statistics

CHAIR: William L. Roberts, University of San Francisco

PARTICIPANTS
 

• Selection and Use of Propositional Knowledge in Statistical Problem Solving Nick J. Broers, Martijn P. F. Berger, Maastricht University (The Netherlands)

• Effect of Calculator Technology on Student Achievement in an Introductory Statistics Course Kathleen C. Mittag, Linda B. Collins, University of Texas, San Antonio

• Predicting Acquisition of Learning Outcomes: A Comparison of Traditional and Activity-Based Instruction in an Introductory Statistics Course Jenenne A. Geske, William T. Mickelson, Deborah L. Bandalos, Jessica Jonson, Russell W. Smith, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

• A Call for Teaching More Hypothesis Testing in Educational Statistics Classes Michael A. Seaman, University of South Carolina

Patricia B. Elmore, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

William D. Schafer, Universityof Maryland, College Park