Our Publications

Ovens, M. J. V. (2004). “If it rains, do you still have a sporting chance?” – A critical review of target resetting methods as applied to One-Day cricket. In Proceedings of 7^th Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport (pp. 1–12). Palmerston North, New Zealand. 

Ovens, M. (2005). Optimal Batting Strategies in One-Day Cricket. Unpublished Honours Thesis. Monash University. 

Norton, P., & Ovens, M. (2005). Online Quizzes in Introductory University Statistics Courses. In M. Bulmer, H. MacGillivray, & C. Varsavsky (Eds.), Fifth Southern Hemisphere Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Teaching and Learning (Kingfisher Delta ’05) (pp. 242–252). Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia: Central Queensland University. 

O’Riley, B. J., & Ovens, M. (2006). Impress your friends and predict the final score: An analysis of the psychic ability of four target resetting methods used in One-Day International Cricket. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 5(4), 488–494. 

Ovens, M., & Bukiet, B. (2006). A mathematical modelling approach to one-day cricket batting orders. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 5(4), 495–502. 

Bedford, A., & Ovens, M. (Eds.). (2010). Proceedings of the Tenth Mathematics and Computers in Sport Conference (10MCS), Crowne Plaza, Darwin, NT, 2010. Darwin: MathSport (ANZIAM). 

Ovens, M., Baglin, J., Da Costa, C., Bedford, A., & Schembri, A. (2011). Stat-TeX: A Service Course in Statistics. (M. Ovens & J. Baglin, Eds.). RMIT University. 

Baglin, J., Da Costa, C., Ovens, M., & Bablas, V. (2011). An Experimental Study Comparing Two Different Training Strategies on how to use Statistical Packages in an Introductory Statistics Course. In E. D. Johnson, T. Jenkins, G. Rayner, M. D. Sharma, J. West, & A. Yeung (Eds.), Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (pp. 162–168). Melbourne. 

Ovens, M. (2012). Cohen (1994) The Earth Is Round (p < .05). 

Ovens, M. (2012). Ryan & Xenos (2011) Who uses Facebook?. 

Ovens, M. (2012). Carver (1993) The Case Against Statistical Significance Testing, Revisited. 

Barrington, M. J., Wong, D. M., Slater, B., Ivanusic, J. J., & Ovens, M. (2012). Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia: how much practice do novices require before achieving competency in ultrasound needle visualization using a cadaver model. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 37(3), 334–9. 

Gonsalvez, D. G., Ovens, M., & Ivanusic, J. (2015). Does attendance at anatomy practical classes correlate with assessment outcome? A retrospective study of a large cohort of undergraduate anatomy students. BMC Medical Education, 15(1), 231. 

Ovens, M. (2017). Do Learning Theories Matter In Classroom Teaching?: The role of learning theories in the teaching of a service course in undergraduate statistics. 

Ovens, M. (2018). Common Misconceptions about Hypothesis Testing. 

Ovens, M. (2018). The Logic of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing. 

Ovens, M. (2018). An argument to change the way functions are taught in the Victorian mathematics curriculum.. Assignment. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. 

Ovens, M. (2018). Case Study: How is neo-liberalism shaping education in Australia and abroad, and is its effects as troublesome as some claim?. Assignment. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.