Statistics Concept Inventory (SCI)
Purpose
The SCI is an 30-question instrument that assesses students reasoning abilities and conceptual understanding of concepts central to statistics. These topics include elementary probability, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, visualizations, and correlation.
Population
The SCI is commonly administered to college statistics students.
Typical Performance
The SCI is a relatively new instrument and does not have an established performance range.
Example question
Validity
The SCI is undergoing validation work
Research
Allen, Kirk, The Statistics Concept Inventory: Development and Analysis of a Cognitive Assessment Instrument in Statistics (May 1, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2130143 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2130143
Example LASSO Report
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More Information
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