Hi all,
I think this post could reflect a conflict of interest in that one
learning center is critiquing another one. Also, the reasons given in
the link seem quite subjective and in some cases reflects a bias towards
personal preference. Millions have been served by KA and while his
style is different, it seems futile to argue that it is fundamentally
wrong at this point in time.
Suhail A. R. Doi
Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
University of Queensland, School of Population Health,
Brisbane, Australia
On 9/3/2013 9:00 AM, allstat automatic digest system wrote:
> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:51:41 +1200
> From: Nicola Petty<[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: BLOG: Critique of Khan Academy Probability section
>
> Hi all
>
> About a year ago I reviewed Khan Academy statistics videos and the post
> continues to provoke comment.
>
> On Friday I started reviewing the probability materials, and it almost
> brought me to tears.
>
> I tweeted about it, and ended up with over 5,000 hits on the blog that day.
>
> Here is today's post.
>
> http://learnandteachstatistics.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/khan-academy-probabi
> lity/
>
>
>
> And in case you don't know what Khan Academy is, here is a link to an
> earlier post which explains it.
>
>
>
> http://learnandteachstatistics.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/khan-not-good/
>
>
>
> I think it is important for people who understand probability and statistics
> make their concerns heard. Khan Academy is unfortunately very popular.
>
>
>
> Best wishes
>
> Nicola
>
>
>
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>
> Aka Dr Nic
>
> Statistics Learning Centre
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> http://statslc.com/
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>
>
> Resources, videos, blog, help - you can find it all at Statistics Learning
> Centre.
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