Q3 AP Statistics
This page contains the AP Statistics work assignments from the first quarter. Do not expect to receive any credit whatsoever for completing this work, unless you have made specific arrangements with Mr. Petto beforehand.
For current AP Statistics assignments, click on APstats in the menubar above.
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Important Upcoming Events
Our AP Statistics exam will occur at noon on Thursday, May 11th; check their schedule page for more information including fees & reductions.
Also, the annual Greater Cleveland APstats Review is tentatively scheduled to take place Saturday morning, April 22nd at John Carroll University. It will feature presentations by experienced AP Readers on test-taking skills and key content topics. Attendance & participation should help you maximize your test score. Highly recommended!
Homework & other assignments
Bookwork (aka “homework”) should be completed by the indicated day; and should be turned in at the beginning of class on the day of each chapter test. Assignments that are to be turned in online will have a deadline time on the due date specified online. Assignments other than bookwork should be turned in on the indicated date.
Day |
Topic |
Work Due |
# |
1/23 | Midterm Review MCQs | {no assignment} | 88 |
1/24 | Sampling Distributions 101 | watch video #22 Against All Odds do P9.1 & 9.2 (read start of §9.1) |
89 |
1/25 | Sampling Distribution Dynamics | read pp564-576 carefully do P9.4, 9.8, 9.10 |
90 |
1/26 |
Sampling Distributions Conditions for Shape, Center, and Spread |
read pp564-576 again do P9.12-9.18 even |
91 |
1/27 |
Sampling Distribution of Means |
read pp581-595; do P9.26-9.30 even |
92 |
1/30 |
Snow Day !! | try two AP FRQs | ~ |
1/31 |
Sampling Distribution of Proportions |
read pp591-595, 598-601 do P9.42-9.46 even |
93 |
2/1 |
Ch 9 Sampling Distribution MCQs | do P9.52, 9.56, 9.58 |
94 |
2/2 |
Chapter Nine Test | prepare for test try III.5 and III.8 on p611 |
95 |
2/3 |
Read Any Good Books Lately? | read Activity 10a pp616-617 | 96 |
2/6 |
Introduction to Confidence Intervals | watch video #24 Against All Odds | 97 |
2/7 |
T is for Means I: the t distribution | read §10.2 pp642-648 do P10.28-10.32 even |
98 |
2/8 | t-confidence interval practice II | fish/acid rain/limestone problem | 99 |
2/9 | z is for Proportions: another C.I. | do P10.32, 10.38-10.40 all | 100 |
2/10 | Flipping Kisses Activity 10D | read activity 10D carefully p663 read §10.3 do P10.52-10.56 even |
101 |
2/13 | confidence interval MCQ practice | do P10.58-10.64 even | 102 |
2/14 | confidence interval FRQ practice | practice FRQs for trade & grade | 103 |
2/15 | Chapter Ten Test | prepare for test | 104 |
2/16 | Testing a Claim About a Population | read Case Study, p685 !! and pp688-693 |
105 |
Presidents' Day Long Weekend | work well, & enjoy some R&R | ||
2/21 | P-values and test-statistics: their computation & meaning |
read pp687-698 – making notes do P11.2-11.12 even complete online video assignment |
106 |
2/22 | Type I and Type II Errors | read pp699-703 do P11.16-11.26 even |
107 |
2/23 | Carrying Out Significance Tests | read §11.3 and §11.4; do P11.44-52 even |
108 |
2/24 | Use & Abuse of Tests | do P11.66-11.74 even | 109 |
2/27 | The Chances of a Type II Error | catch up on homework problems read or re-read §11.4 very carefully |
110 |
2/28 | Hypothesis Test MCQ Practice | do Case Closed! p735 | 111 |
3/1 | SAT® Test Day | (for Juniors only) | 112 |
3/2 | Hypothesis Test FRQ Practice | (in class): pre-T11 practice | 113 |
3/3 | Chapter Eleven Test | prepare for test (Ch 11 guide) | 114 |
3/6 | Significance Tests Out in the Wild | read §12.1 do P12.6 & P12.12 | 115 |
3/7 | Intro to single-sample z-tests | read §12.2 do P12.23, 12.24, 12.26 | 116 |
3/8 | FRQ Practice for Proportion Tests + | two single-proportion problems | 117 |
3/9 | MCQ Practice for Proportion Tests + | complete Case Closed! (ch 12) | 118 |
3/10 | Chapter Twelve Test | prepare for test (Ch 12 guide) | 119 |
3/13 | Comparing Two Means | complete online video assignment Case Study, Activity 13 pp779-780 |
120 |
No-School Day | Pi Day Venn Piagram | ||
3/15 | Paper Airplanes Experiment | paper airplane activity | 121 |
3/16 | Paper Airplane Data Analysis & Comparing Two Proportions |
read pp 787-790 do P13.20-13.22 all & P13.24 |
122 |
3/17 | Chapter 13 FRQ practice | read pp806-812; do P13.26 & 13.27 | 123 |
3/20 | Chapter 13 MCQ practice | chapter 13 FRQs for trade-grade | 124 |
3/21 | Final Chapter 13 Test Prep | complete Case Closed! pp825-826 | 125 |
3/22 | Chapter Thirteen Test | prepare for test (Ch 13 guide) | 126 |
3/23 | An Intro to Chi-Square Inference M&M's Activity (expanded) |
read & be prepared to undertake Activity 14A pp834-835 |
127 |
3/24 | Testing for Goodness of Fit (GOF) | read pp835-846 do P14.2-14.10 even |
128 |
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Late work will be penalized up to 5% for each scheduled day that it is overdue. The formula used is:
\[adjusted\;score = {0.95^{days\;late}} \times original\;score\]
If events occur making it difficult or impossible to submit work on time, please discuss the matter as soon as possible and before that work is due.
Oh, and here is a previous version of this page from the first quarter, and another from the second quarter, both for your reference.