The Profile of Students with Moderate Initial Statistical Thinking Ability in Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Abstract

Statistical thinking is a thinking process related to the ability to understand how to describe, organize, reduce, present, analyze and interpret the data that apply the statistical understanding in real problems. Most students had a difficulty in analyzing and interpreting data. They claimed that analyzing and interpreting data is a difficult and complicated assignment since it needs high level skill, accuracy, careful consideration and objective attitude. If the data is analyzed and interpreted well, we will draw the correct conclusion. Mooney's research states that there are five levels of statistical thinking in a statistical thinking framework, including: level 1: Idiosyncratic; level 2: Transitional; level 3: Quantitative; level 4: Analytical, and level 5: Extended Analytical. This research aims to describe the profile of the level of statistical thinking of students with moderate initial abilities in analyzing and interpreting data. The subjects of this research were two eighth graders with moderate initial abilities in Junior High School of 1 Walisongo, Semarang. Think Aloud method is applied to collect data. The results showed that the level of students with moderate initial statistical thinking abilities was at level 2: Transitional, in which students tried to present their ideas through quantitative and subjective thinking, indicated by naive thinking, hesitant, incomplete responses in counting, and only focus on one aspect of the data display.

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“…The results of this study are in line with the research of Meylasari et al [20], which suggests that students with quantitative statistical thinking skills tend to be more effective and complete in presenting their ideas and using quantitative information in solving statistical problems. In addition, students who have a level of quantitative statistical thinking ability can also provide correct responses and make comparisons from several data in accordance with the data provided.…”

“…In addition, students who have a level of quantitative statistical thinking ability can also provide correct responses and make comparisons from several data in accordance with the data provided. Still, they cannot compare the data as a whole and can only make correct conclusions based on the given problem even though the student has not been able to make overall conclusions [14]- [16], [20], [21], [41]. In addition, individuals at the quantitative statistical thinking level will focus more on exploring data to solve the problems they face but still from one particular perspective [8], [26].…”