Q2 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 arrangements with Mr. Petto beforehand.
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Important Upcoming Events:
Our chapter seven test will occur on Thursday, January 5.
The last day to submit Q2 make-up work is Friday, January 6th (one week before the end of the quarter.)
The CollegeBoard AP Statistics exam will occur on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 16, 2012; check their schedule page for more information including fees & reductions.
Homework & other assignments
The following homework & other assignments should be turned in during class on each indicated day.
Day |
Topic |
Homework Due |
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10/31 |
47 |
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11/1 |
Observational Data Review | complete take-home quiz 5.1; read pp353-358 |
48 |
11/2 |
Experimental Design 101 | read pp358-364; do P5.38-5.44 even |
49 |
11/3 |
General Experimental Design | read pp366-371; do P5.46-5.50 even |
50 |
11/4 |
Blocking Design & Matched-Pairs | read pp348-349, 373-374, 378-379; do any four from P5.52-5.60 even |
51 |
11/7 |
The Cookie Experiment | complete take-home quiz 5.2 | 52 |
11/8 |
Data Production FRQ Practice |
no assignment (work on data collection project) |
53 |
11/9 |
Data Production MCQ Practice | Case Closed! pp377-378 | 54 |
11/10 |
Chapter Five Final Review | (continue data project work) bring any questions re: Chapter 5 |
55 |
11/11 |
Chapter Five Test | prepare for test: MCQ practice FRQ practice: P5.61-5.72 |
56 |
11/14 |
The Study of Randomness | read pp391-397; do P6.2-6.6 even |
57 |
11/15 |
Probability & Simulation | Data Production Project Report; read pp398-402 |
58 |
11/16 |
Constructing Probability Models | do P6.8-6.12 even | 59 |
11/17 |
The Heart of a Probability Model | do P6.14-6.20 even |
60 |
11/18 |
Group Simulation Activity (6B) | take-home quiz 6.1 | 61 |
11/21 |
Events and Sample Space | read pp407-410; scan pp412-416; do P6.22-6.28 even |
62 |
11/22 |
Probability Rules | read pp412-416, 417-423; do P6.30-6.40 even |
63 |
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Thanksgiving Break | Flash Cards: 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 | ~ |
11/28 |
Independence, and the Multiplication Rule |
read pp425-429; do P6.44-6.52 even |
64 |
11/29 |
Probability Notation & Formulae | do P6.54-6.64 even; Triplet Simulation Data |
65 |
11/30 |
General Probability Rules | take-home quiz 6.2 | 66 |
12/1 |
Conditional Probability | read pp435-440; do P6.66-6.70 |
67 |
12/2 |
More Probability Calculations | read pp441-445; do P6.72-6.78 even |
68 |
12/5 |
The Birthday Problem, Finding Pi... | read pp447-461; do P6.84-6.96; turn in Special Problem 6D |
69 |
12/6 |
Chapter Six Review | take-home quiz 6.3; prepare for Chapter Six Test |
70 |
12/7 |
Chapter Six Test | Case Closed! p456 | 71 |
12/8 |
Discrete Random Variables | read pp465-469; do P7.2-7.6 even | 72 |
12/9 |
Continuous Random Variables | read pp471-474; do P7.7-7.10 all | 73 |
12/12 |
Discrete Probability Histograms | do P7.12-7.18 even | 74 |
12/13 |
Means & Variances of Random Variables |
take-home quiz 7.1 | 75 |
12/14 |
Random Variable Arithmetic | read pp481-486, pp487-490; do P7.24-7.30 even |
76 |
12/15 |
More Random Variable Arithmetic | read pp493-498; do P7.34-7.42 even |
77 |
12/16 |
Pre Winter Break Prep | Times article “2+2” complete take-home quiz 7.2 |
78 |
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A Variety of MCQ Flash Cards (two every day) |
0 -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 15 -- 16 |
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1/3 |
FRQ Review | APstats Winter FRQ packets |
79 |
1/4 |
Chapter Seven Review: MCQ practice |
any four from P7.54-7.64 even (cannot be all consecutive) |
80 |
1/5 |
Chapter Seven Test |
prepare for Chapter Seven Test; Case Closed!, p504 |
81 |
1/6 |
The Binomial Distribution | read pp513-516; do P8.2-8.6 even | 82 |
1/9 |
More Binomial Calculations | read pp517-519, pp520-523; do P8.8-8.18 even |
83 |
1/10 |
Binomial Center & Spread (μ,σ) | read pp524-529; do P8.19, and P8.20-8.24 even |
84 |
1/11 |
The Geometric Distribution | take-home quiz 8.1 | 85 |
1/12 |
Prepare for Semester Test | for prep: notes1 | 86 |
1/13 |
Prepare for Semester Test | for prep: notes2a notes2b | 87 |
1/17 |
(other exams) | practice MCQs for midterm | 88 |
1/18 |
(other exams) | 89 |
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1/19 |
APstats Semester Exam | 8:30 am -- Room A129 | 90 |
1/23 |
second semester begins... | (no assignment) | 91 |
1/24 |
Binomial & Geometric Settings | finish reading §8.2; do P8.46, 8.48, 8.50 |
92 |
1/25 |
MT MCQ Top Ten, and Quiz Review | take-home quiz 8.2 | 93 |
1/26 |
Chapter Eight Wrap-Up | any four from P8.60-8.68 even | 94 |
1/27 |
Chapter Eight Test | Case Closed! p554-555 |
95 |
1/30 |
Sampling Distributions 101 | 96 |
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Stat Trek | ∞ |
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