An aid to intuitively understanding bias and consistency

Spencer, Neil (1999) An aid to intuitively understanding bias and consistency. Teaching Statistics, 21 (3). pp. 88-89. ISSN 0141-982X

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Students often find the concepts of bias and consistency hard to understand intuitively. This paper presents means of demonstrating these concepts using a computer so that the students, once they have seen them in action, can more readily grasp their meanings and implications.

Item Type	Article
Identification Number	10.1111/j.1467-9639.1999.tb00820.x
Additional information	The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com '. Copyright Blackwell Publishing DOI : 10.1111/j.1467-9639.1999.tb00820.x
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 11:43
Last Modified	08 Apr 2026 19:52