Common Pitfalls in Quantitative Research – A Game of Family fortunes

Alison Loddick, Sheryl Mansfield

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Common pitfalls in quantitative research were examined with two audiences using a GBL approach to support the engagement and interaction of participants. The researcher asked the UK mathematics and statistic community to determine the game's answers. This approach ignited an enthusiasm to discover the benefits, which was later delivered at the CETL/MSOR annual conference. The paper explores the design and delivery of the Game-based learning (GBL) session and evaluates how this action research can benefit teaching qualitative concepts in the future.


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Statistics education, common mistakes, quantitative research

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i2.1407

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