Q1 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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Click here (or to the left on the chalkboard icon) to navigate to the LHS Google Classroom for AP Statistics. This is the principle spot for LHS AP Statistics online interaction. |
The last day for any retesting or submission of any Q2 make-up work is one week before the end of the quarter on Thursday, October 9th.
Important Upcoming Events
Our AP Statistics exam will occur at noon on Friday, May 15th — check the CollegeBoard schedule page for more information including fees & discount possibilities. Questions? Ask me!
Also, The Annual Greater Cleveland APstats Review is tentatively scheduled to take place two or three Saturdays before the CollegeBoard test, at John Carroll University. It will feature presentations by experienced AP Readers on test-taking skills and will review key content topics. Attendance & participation will help you maximize your test score. Highly recommended!
Homework & other assignments
Bookwork (aka “written 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 |
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| 8/20 | Fresh Start — Freshmen Only! | {no assignment} | 1 |
| 8/21 | Welcome to APstats | digital passport assignment | 2 |
| 8/22 | One Variable Statistics: SOCS! | read pp5-18; first student poll | 3 |
| 8/23 | Course Overview: It's All About (Valid) Inference |
read pp21-25, 28-30 special problem zero |
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| 8/26 | Visualizing Data Distributions | online Locus benchmark | 5 |
| 8/27 | Comparing Distributions Visually | read pp38-54; do P1.2-1.6 even; do K.Q |
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| 8/28 | Is One Visualization Better or Best? | read pp60-63; do P1.10-1.12 all; do K.Q2 |
7 |
| 8/29 | Measuring Center | read pp69-74; do P1.14-1.18 even; do K.UT online |
8 |
| 8/30 | Measuring Spread I | read pp 75-81; do P1.28-1.32 even do K.Q3 online |
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| Labor Day (long weekend) | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | ||
| 9/3 | Intro to Against All Odds | read pp84-88; do P1.34-1.38 even; do K.Q4 online |
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| 9/4 | MCQ Practice | read pp90-96; do P1.40-1.48 even do K.UT online |
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| 9/5 | FRQ Practice | read pp103-105; do P1.50, 1.64-1.70 even |
12 |
| 9/6 | Chapter One Test | prepare for test; all HW from book | 13 |
| 9/10 | Relative Standing: z-scores and the mean |
read pp113, 116-121 do P2.2-2.8 even |
14 |
| 9/11 | The Normal Distribution and the Empirical Rule 68-95-99.7 |
read pp123-127, 130; do P2.14-2.20 even |
15 |
| 9/12 | Normal Computations: z-scores ⇄ percentiles |
read pp139-141 do P2.24, 2.26, 2.29, 2.30 |
16 |
| 9/13 | More Normal Calculations |
read pp142-146 do P2.32-2.36 even |
17 |
| 9/14 | Automating Calculation of z-scores | K.Q1 & work on Case Closed!, p160 | 18 |
| 9/16 | Normal MCQ Practice | K.Q2 & complete Case Closed! p160 | 19 |
| 9/17 | Normal FRQ Practice | K.UT & do P2.54-2.58 even | 20 |
| 9/18 | Review FRQs, more MCQs perhaps | complete practice FRQs as needed | 21 |
| 9/19 | Final Ch2 Test Prep | re-read pp130, 157, 161-162 | 22 |
| 9/20 | Chapter Two Test | prepare for chapter two test | 23 |
| 9/23 | Comparing Funny - QCR & r Measuring Linear Association |
read pp169, 171-173, 174-179 do P3.2-3.6 even |
24 |
| 9/24 | Two Variables: Form, Direction, and Strength of a Relation |
do P3.8-3.10 even | 25 |
| 9/25 | Least Squares Regression (LSR): The Coefficients | read pp184-188, 189-193 do P3.14-3.20 even |
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| 9/26 | LSR2: Fit & Residuals | read pp199-203 do P3.30 & 3.32 |
27 |
| 9/27 | LSR3: Coefficient of Determination | read pp205-209 do P3.33, 3.34-3.38 even |
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| 9/30 | Work on Special Problem 3 | read pp214-218; do P3.40 & 3.42 | 29 |
| 10/1 | conclude SP3, and Correlation and Regression Wisdom |
read pp223-227, 233-237 do P3.44-3.48 even - also SP3 |
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| 10/2 | Chapter Three MCQ Practice | read pp239-242 do P3.78, 3.80, 3.84, 3.86 |
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| 10/3 | Chapter Three FRQ Practice | complete Case Closed! p248 |
32 |
| 10/4 | Chapter Three Last Review Kahoot.. | Khan Academy: 2Qs, 1UT | 33 |
| 10/7 | Chapter Three Test, MCQs | prepare for test & senior photo | 34 |
| 10/8 | Chapter Three Test, FRQs | prepare for second part of test | 35 |
| 10/9 | Categorical Relationships | online video assigment AAO # | 36 |
| 10/10 | Two-Way Tables & Independence Titanic Exploration I |
read pp292-297 do P4.23,4.24-4.28 even |
37 |
| NEOEA Day (long weekend) | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | ||
| 10/14 | Graphing Contingency Relations Titanic Exploration II |
finish Titatic Exploration; do K.Q1 | 38 |
| 10/15 | Simpson's Paradox; Mosaic Plots I | do K.Q2 & K.UT | 39 |
| PSAT/NMSQT testing | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | ||
| 10/17 | Transforming Variables to Fit Exponential and Power Models |
read pp299-302 do P4.30, 4.38, 4.40 |
40 |
| 10/18 | Log & Log-Log Model Fitting Details | catch up on HW — bring questions | 41 |
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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.
