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This paper is from Session 3E: Multivariate statistics

which comes under Topic 3: Statistics education at the post-secondary level             Full topic list

(Friday 7th, 10:30-12:30)

Successful strategies for teaching Multivariate Statistics

Presenter

• Joe Hair (United States)

Abstract

Perhaps among the most challenging course I have taught is multivariate data analysis. The topic not only is difficult, but most students are ill prepared to take the course. In such situations, one must first overcome the initial fear factor of students and then get them engaged enough to keep them motivated. To accomplish this, I utilize the following teaching strategies: (1) represent yourself as a real person to your students; (2) use lectures sparingly; (3) encourage active learning through discussion and hands-on exercises; (4) include lots of examples; and (5) constantly reinforcement previous concepts. These represent the strategies I have found to be the most successful.