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This is not your typical course. Rather than using a traditional textbook to study, you will work through the course materials on Canvas. In class we will do activities that will help you grapple with statistical concepts in ways that deepen your learning. Then in Canvas you will solidify your understanding of concepts by reading and do low-stakes exercises, discussions and quizzes to check your understanding.

What You Need to Know about Homework in Canvas

The Units are broken down into Modules. Unlike a traditional textbook, the homework exercises are built into the module content, instead of being at the end of the module.

You will read a little, then you will check your understanding by completing a low-stakes quiz or participating in an online discussion of a problem. You will automatically receive feedback. This cycle of reading and then checking your understanding repeats many times throughout a module. When you complete a module, there is a Module Checkpoint quiz that covers all of the ideas in the module. After you complete all of the modules in a Unit, there is a Unit Checkpoint quiz that covers all of the ideas in the Unit.

Each module contains the following:

Content: The content is the informational “meat” of every chapter. It consists of short passages of text with information, examples and explanations.

Discussions (Learn by Doing):
Usually once or twice in each module you will discuss a problem online with a small group of your classmates. Groups are randomly assigned for each module, so you will usually work with the same small group for about a week. To earn full credit for a discussion, post your answer on time, use the model answer to correct your work and provide high quality written feedback to at least two people in your group. You will find more more details about discussions here.

Did I Get This? quizzes:
There are many, many short Did I Get This quizzes embedded in the Canvas modules to help you check your understanding as you work through the material. You can take each Did I Get This quiz three times and revise your answers based on the feedback provided. Only your highest score counts.

Checkpoints: Checkpoint quizzes occur at the end of each module and at the end of a Unit. You have three attempts on Checkpoints, only the highest score counts. Use the feedback to improve your score.

When working in Canvas, you have to complete pages in order. You cannot jump around or skip pages.

Mark this page as done, then click the "Next" or > button to continue.

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