Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Reports

Participants in the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) project have created two reports of recommendations for introductory statistics courses (college level) and statistics education in Pre-K–12 years.

Pre-K–12 Report


GAISE PreK-12 Report

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Full Report (PDF format)

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Pre-K–12 GAISE II writing team: Anna Bargagliotti, co-chair (Loyola Marymount University); Christine Franklin, co-chair (American Statistical Association); Pip Arnold (Karekare Education New Zealand); Rob Gould (University of California at Los Angeles); Sheri Johnson (The Mount Vernon School); Leticia Perez (University of California at Los Angeles Center X); Denise A. Spangler (University of Georgia)

Data sets and supplementary material for Pre-K-12 GAISE II

Article: Introducing GAISE II: A Guideline for Precollege Statistics and Data Science Education
Authors: Christine Franklin and Anna Bargagliotti

Column (Page 10): Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education — Part Deux
Author: Anna Bargagliotti

Blog Post: #58 Lizards and Ladybugs: Illustrating the Role of Questioning
Author: Christine Franklin

Article: As Covid Makes Clear, Statistics Education Is a Must
Author: Christine Franklin

Article: What Makes a Good Statistical Question?
Authors: Pip Arnold and Christine Franklin

Endorsed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and American Statistical Association



Pre-K–12 Report


GAISE PreK-12 Report

Copyright © 2007 by American Statistical Association. All rights reserved. This text may be freely shared for educational and classroom use, but it may not be republished in any medium without express written consent from the authors and advance notification of the American Statistical Association.

Full Report (PDF format)
Spanish version (PDF format)



American Statistical Association endorsement

E-mail comments to Chris Franklin.

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College Report


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Copyright © 2016 by American Statistical Association. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

2016 GAISE College Report

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GAISE College Report writing team: Robert Carver (Stonehill College), Michelle Everson, co-chair (The Ohio State University), John Gabrosek (Grand Valley State University), Nicholas Horton (Amherst College), Robin Lock (St. Lawrence University), Megan Mocko, co-chair (University of Florida), Allan Rossman (Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo), Ginger Holmes Rowell (Middle Tennessee State University), Paul Velleman (Cornell University), Jeffrey Witmer (Oberlin College), and Beverly Wood (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)

Article: Updated Guidelines, Updated Curriculum: The GAISE College Report and Introductory Statistics for the Modern Student
Authors: Beverly L. Wood, Megan Mocko, Michelle Everson, Nicholas J. Horton, and Paul Velleman

Webinar: Does Your New Year’s Resolution Include Implementing the new GAISE 2016 College Report in Your Classroom
Recorded Tuesday, December 6, 2016, running time 44 minutes
Presenters: Robert Carver, Megan Mocko, and Beverly Wood

Webinar: Reporting Back to the Community about GAISE 2016
Recorded Monday, March 14, 2016, running time 42 minutes
Presenters: Robert Carver (Stonehill College), Megan Mocko (University of Florida), Jeff Witmer (Oberlin College), and Beverly Wood (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)

Endorsed by the American Statistical Association, July 2016

American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges endorsement

E-mail comments to Michelle Everson or Megan Mocko


2005 GAISE College Report

Full Report (PDF Format)

Copyright © 2005 by American Statistical Association. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

This version is a reformatted version of the original 2005 report.


2005 GAISE College Report writing team: Martha Aliaga, George Cobb, Carolyn Cuff, Joan Garfield (chair), Rob Gould, Robin Lock, Tom Moore, Allan Rossman, Bob Stephenson, Jessica Utts, Paul Velleman, Jeff Witmer

Report editors: Andrew Zieffler and Stacy Karl

American Statistical Association endorsement

American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges endorsement

E-mail comments to Joan Garfield