“…Students who apply the scientific approach (research-based learning) have better problem solving skills than students who use other approaches (Yuliati, Riantoni, & Mufti, 2018). The application of research-based learning conditions students to deal with reading, analyzing, synthesizing, and presenting and discussion that can improve cognitive skills, communication, information technology skills, and satisfaction in finding information, all found in students in higher education (Sota & Karl, 2017). The learning activities are designed to teach students to become researcher, so that it is in accordance with the characteristics of mathematical statistics that require students to conduct investigations because the students are related to problems in everyday life.…”