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View article: Tie-Break Tennis Matches: A Case Study for First Year Level Statistics Teaching
Tie-Break Tennis Matches: A Case Study for First Year Level Statistics Teaching Open
We explore the effects of different tie-break scoring systems in tennis and how this can be used as a teaching case study to demonstrate the use of basic statistical concepts to contrast and compare features of different models or data set…
View article: Latrine desludging pump development using a simple test for simulant strength: A case study from Uganda
Latrine desludging pump development using a simple test for simulant strength: A case study from Uganda Open
A simple and low-cost test to measure the physical strength of faecal sludge simulants is presented and used in the development of improved desludging pumps in Kampala, Uganda. The technical performance of two variants of the Gulper manual…
View article: 101 Applications for a Binary Table and a Spreadsheet
101 Applications for a Binary Table and a Spreadsheet Open
The purpose of this paper is to show how to create a binary table in Excel and to give applications of a varied nature using the binary table to generate data on which mathematical investigations can be based. Elementary applications consi…
View article: Conditional Formatting Revisited: a Companion for Teachers and Others
Conditional Formatting Revisited: a Companion for Teachers and Others Open
Conditional formatting is a truly remarkable feature of the modern spreadsheet program, exemplified by Microsoft Excel. In the decade since the first publication on conditional formatting in this journal, and with the singular exception of…
View article: Another 101 Uses for a Binary Table and a Spreadsheet
Another 101 Uses for a Binary Table and a Spreadsheet Open
The purpose of this paper is to broaden the scope of a previous paper and show applications of a varied nature using the binary table to generate data on which mathematical investigations can be based. Elementary applications considered ar…