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Statistics? You Must be Joking: The Application and Evaluation of Humor when Teaching Statistics

Statistics? You Must be Joking: The Application and Evaluation of Humor when Teaching Statistics

Humor has been promoted as a teaching tool that enhances student engagement and learning. The present report traces the pathway from research to practice by reflecting upon various ways to incorporate humor into the face-to-face teaching of statistics. The use of humor in an introductory university statistics course was evaluated …