Calculated democracy—Explorations in gerrymandering. (8th October 2018)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Calculated democracy—Explorations in gerrymandering. (8th October 2018)
- Main Title:
- Calculated democracy—Explorations in gerrymandering
- Authors:
- McCune, David
Tunstall, Samuel Luke - Abstract:
- Summary: This paper describes a lesson centered around a metric for measuring partisan gerrymandering: the efficiency gap. We situate the efficiency gap in the current US political climate, describe the activity itself, and then provide recommendations for readers interested in adapting the lesson for their own classrooms.
- Is Part Of:
- Teaching statistics. Volume 41:Number 2(2019)
- Journal:
- Teaching statistics
- Issue:
- Volume 41:Number 2(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 41, Issue 2 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 41
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0041-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 47
- Page End:
- 53
- Publication Date:
- 2018-10-08
- Subjects:
- teaching -- critical thinking -- data analysis -- efficiency gap -- gerrymandering -- teaching statistics
Statistics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Periodicals
Statistics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Periodicals
373 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9639 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/test.12181 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0141-982X
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- Legaldeposit
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