APstats = Advanced Placement Statistics
Advance Placement Statistics is an elective course wherein students develop major theories and techniques for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students will be exposed to four broad conceptual themes: exploring data, designing a study, anticipating patterns in advance, and statistical inference. Solving real-life problems that require the use of statistical inference and a combination of statistical techniques will be emphasized. Technology will be used to develop understanding and work on large datasets. Students will present, defend, and critique statistical arguments.
Students enrolled in this course are expected to take the CollegeBoard AP Statistics examination in the Spring. Student taking this course are required to have a TI-83+ or higher graphing calculator.
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Important Upcoming Events:
For anyone who missed the 11.1 take-home quiz, here's an alternative version.
The next chapter test covering all of Chapter Eleven is scheduled for Friday, March 12.
Future chapter tests and sub-chapter quizzes will be listed alongside homework assignments below.
And most importantly...
...the CollegeBoard AP Statistics exam will occur on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 4, 2010; check their overall schedule page for more information including fees & reductions.
Homework
The following assignments should be turned in during class on each indicated day:
Day |
Topic |
Homework |
# |
1/25 |
The Geometric Setting | “ogt” problem | 89 |
1/26 |
Geometric Distributions | read pp 539-549; do P8.51, 8.52-8.58 even |
90 |
1/27 |
Review for Chapter 8 Test | take-home quiz 8.2 | 91 |
1/28 |
Chapter Eight Test | study for chapter 8 test | 92 |
1/29 |
Activity 8A pp 562-563, addendum | read Activity 8A and email any questions to me before 8am | 93 |
2/1 |
Sampling Distributions: parameters, statistics, variability |
watch video #18 Against All Odds do P9.1 & 9.2 (read start of §9.1) |
94 |
2/2 |
Sampling Distributions: descriptions, bias, variability |
read pp564-576 carefully |
95 |
2/3 |
Calculation Review; Quiz 9.1 | review §9.1; do P9.11 & 9.12-9.18 even |
96 |
2/4 |
Sample Proportions: the Normal approximation |
read pp581-587 carefully |
97 |
2/5 |
Samples: mean and std deviation | read pp591-595; do P9.32-9.34 all |
98 |
2/8 |
Samples: Central Limit Theorem | complete take-home quiz 9.2 | 99 |
2/9 |
CLT Applications & Problems | read pp598-601; do P9.36, 9.38-9.40 |
100 |
2/10 |
Sample Mean Calculations | do one of P9.42, 9.44, 9.46 and |
101 |
2/11 |
review for Chapter 9 test | do P9.48-9.58 even | 102 |
2/12 |
Chapter Nine Test | study for chapter 9 test | 103 |
2/16 |
Estimating with Confidence | watch video #19 Against All Odds read Case Study, Activity 10A, and Introduction carefully (pp615-618) |
104 |
2/17 |
Confidence Intervals - the basics | write-up Activity 10A, esp #7 read pp618-624; do P10.1 & 10.2 |
105 |
2/18 |
CI's - when sigma is known | finish Activity 10A, incl. histogram read pp626-632; P10.4-10.8 even |
106 |
2/19 |
Determining Sample Size | finish reading 10.1; do P10.6b |
107 |
2/22 |
Estimating a Population Mean | do take-home quiz 10.1; |
108 |
2/23 |
Using t-intervals | read pp651-657; do P10.34-10.40 even |
109 |
2/24 |
More t-procedure Practice; Quiz 10.2 |
do P 10.41-10.44 all | 110 |
2/25 |
Estimating a Population Proportion | do Activity 10D 1-9 | 111 |
2/26 |
Proportion Problems | do P10.58-10.64 even | 112 |
3/1 |
More Estimation & Review | do take-home quiz 10.3; and Case Closed p677 |
113 |
3/2 |
Chapter Ten Test | P10.66-10.74 even | 114 |
3/2 |
Testing a Claim, Significance Tests | watch video #20 Against All Odds |
115 |
3/4 |
Null & Alternative Hypotheses | do P11.2-11.12 even |
116 |
3/5 |
Statistical Significance | do P11.16-11.26 even | 117 |
3/8 |
z Test for Population Mean | do take-home quiz 11.1; read pp704-709; do P11.28 & 11.30 | 118 |
3/9 |
Carrying Out Significance Tests | finish §11.2; do P11.34, 11.36-11.38, &11.40; alt thQuiz4u? |
119 |
3/10 |
Use & Abuse of Tests | read §11.3 and §11.4; do P11.44-52 even |
120 |
3/11 |
Using Inference for Decisions | do take-home quiz 11b | 121 |
3/12 |
Chapter Eleven Test | do P11.66-11.74 even | 122 |
3/15 |
123 |
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124 |
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3/17 |
125 |
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3/18 |
126 |
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3/19 |
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127 |
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3/22 |
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128 |
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3/23 |
129 |
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Late work will be penalized 10% for each day that it is overdue.
Other Assignments
The following assignments should be turned in during class on each indicated day:
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Assignment |
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Oh, and here is a previous version of this page from the second quarter and a previous version of this page from the first quarter, for your reference.
