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Commentary on Perspective II: Psychology

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Probabilistic Thinking

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In responding to this sample of work on probabilistic thinking, my aim is to highlight some overarching issues and ask questions intended to be provocative, in the best sense.

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    Brian Greer

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  1. University of Saskatchewan College of Education, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Egan J. Chernoff

  2. Dept of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Montana, Montana, Montana, USA

    Bharath Sriraman

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Greer, B. (2014). Commentary on Perspective II: Psychology. In: Chernoff, E., Sriraman, B. (eds) Probabilistic Thinking. Advances in Mathematics Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7155-0_16

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