Vista: a software for teaching statistics and psychometrics
Nowadays, teaching statistics is almost undisputedly always done using some sort of software for carrying out the computations. Indeed, the range of choices available for that purpose is wide and with a lot of variety. The present work describes the capabilities of one of the systems currently avail...
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I10-R363-article-52632024-09-03T22:30:27Z Vista: a software for teaching statistics and psychometrics ViSta: un software para la enseñanza de la estadística y la psicometría Ledesma, Rubén Daniel Valero-Mora, Pedro Molina, Gabriel Jesús enseñanza estadística análisis de datos gráficos estadísticos psicometría software estadístico teaching of statistics data analysis statistical graphics psychometrics statistical software Nowadays, teaching statistics is almost undisputedly always done using some sort of software for carrying out the computations. Indeed, the range of choices available for that purpose is wide and with a lot of variety. The present work describes the capabilities of one of the systems currently available for teaching of statistics: ViSta, the Visual Statistics System. As ViSta’s developers, we wish to point out the following features as specially appealing for using it at the classroom: a) price and availability, it is free and can be downloaded on-line; b) flexibility, it is an open system, extensible and adaptable for different users and needs; c) simplicity, it has a simple and intuitive user interface that facilitates the management, transformation and data analysis; and d) its graphical power, as it implements visualization methods that allow carrying out demonstrations of concepts and data analysis techniques. These capabilities are illustrated using a specific application to the teaching of psychometrics. The limitations and perspectives of development of the system are finally discussed. La enseñanza moderna del análisis de datos supone el uso de algún tipo de software estadístico, existiendo actualmente una amplia variedad de opciones para este fin. Este trabajo analiza e ilustra las potencialidades del sistema ViSta "The Visual Statistics System" en la formación estadística. Como desarrolladores actuales de este programa, entendemos que las siguientes características resultan de interés para fines educativos: a) acceso libre: es un programa gratuito y disponible on-line; b) flexibilidad: es un sistema abierto, extensible y adaptable a diferentes usuarios y necesidades; c) simplicidad de la interfaz: posee una interfaz gráfica de usuario simple e intuitiva que facilita la gestión, transformación y análisis de datos; y d) capacidad gráfica: implementa métodos de visualización que permiten realizar demostraciones de conceptos y técnicas de análisis. Estas capacidades se ilustran mediante una aplicación específica que hemos desarrollado en ViSta para la enseñanza de conceptos de Psicometría Clásica. Se discuten las limitaciones y perspectivas de desarrollo del sistema. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2010-08-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5263 10.32348/1852.4206.v2.n2.5263 Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences; Vol 2, No 2 (2010): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; 52-59 Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; Vol 2, No 2 (2010): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; 52-59 1852-4206 10.32348/1852.4206.v2.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5263/5426 Derechos de autor 2010 Rubén Daniel Ledesma, Pedro Valero-Mora, Gabriel Jesús Molina |
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Nowadays, teaching statistics is almost undisputedly always done using some sort of software for carrying out the computations. Indeed, the range of choices available for that purpose is wide and with a lot of variety. The present work describes the capabilities of one of the systems currently available for teaching of statistics: ViSta, the Visual Statistics System. As ViSta’s developers, we wish to point out the following features as specially appealing for using it at the classroom: a) price and availability, it is free and can be downloaded on-line; b) flexibility, it is an open system, extensible and adaptable for different users and needs; c) simplicity, it has a simple and intuitive user interface that facilitates the management, transformation and data analysis; and d) its graphical power, as it implements visualization methods that allow carrying out demonstrations of concepts and data analysis techniques. These capabilities are illustrated using a specific application to the teaching of psychometrics. The limitations and perspectives of development of the system are finally discussed. |
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