Q2 Advanced Placement Statistics
This page contains the APstats assignments from the second quarter. Do not expect to receive any credit whatsoever for completing this work, unless you have made arrangements with Mr. Petto beforehand.
For current APstats assignments, click on APstats in the menubar above.
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Click here (or to the left on the Moodle icon) and find a record of all of the slides and problems as worked out on our Promethean whiteboard from each day of class, and much more! |
Important Upcoming Events:
Our comprehensive mid-term examination, covering chapters one through seven will take place on Thursday, January 21, at 1:15 pm in room B314.
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 |
# |
11/2 |
Chapter 5 Producing Data | read pp 329-332; do P5.2-5.8 even | 47 |
11/3 |
5.1 Designing Samples (Bad Ones) | read pp 334-341; do P5.10-5.14 even |
48 |
11/4 |
5.1 Random, Stratified, and Cluster Sampling | read pp 343-347; do P5.16-5.28 even |
49 |
11/5 |
5.1 Other Sampling Methods; quiz 5.1 |
read pp 343-347; do P5.29-5.32 |
50 |
11/6 |
5.2 Designing Experiments | read pp 354-357; do P5.34-5.38 even |
51 |
11/9 |
Two Activities | read pp 358-364; do P5.40 & 5.42-5.44 |
52 |
11/10 |
Gas Bills Project 5.2 Randomization and Blocking |
read pp 366-371; do P5.46-5.50 |
53 |
11/11 |
on pp 320-321: Review Exercises I.1-I.4 |
54 |
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11/12 |
quiz 5.2 | on p 384: |
55 |
11/13 |
review for Chapter 5 test | on pp 384-385: Review Exercises II.3-II.6 |
56 |
11/16 |
Chapter 5 Test | on pp 385-386: Review Exercises II.7-II.10 |
57 |
11/17 |
The Study of Randomness | read pp 391-397 carefully | 58 |
11/18 |
6.1 simulation | do P6.2-6.6 even; read pp 398-402 carefully |
59 |
11/19 |
6.1 more simulation | do P6.8-6.12 even; read 6.1 summary & Case Study |
60 |
11/20 |
quiz 6.1 | do P6.14-6.20 even; review 6.1 | 61 |
11/23 |
gas-bill project teams | read pp407-410 carefully; |
62 |
11/24 |
survey again & project teams | work on gas bill project | 63 |
11/30 |
6.2 probability models | read pp 412-416 & pp 417-422 | 64 |
12/1 |
rules & assigning probability | do P6.22-6.32 even; calculate M/M and psuedo-spinner statistics |
65 |
12/2 |
independence & multiplication rule | do P6.34-6.44 even |
66 |
12/3 |
quiz 6.2 | do P6.46-6.52 even | 67 |
12/4 |
general probability rules | do P6.66-6.68, 6.70, 6.72 | 68 |
12/7 |
Bayes's rule; independence again | do P6.74-6.84 even | 69 |
12/8 |
review for Chapter 6 test | take home quiz 6.3 | 70 |
12/9 |
more Chapter 6 review | do P6.89-6.96 | 71 |
12/10 |
Chapter 6 Test | study for today's test | 72 |
12/11 |
discrete and continuous random variables |
read Case Study, p463; as well as pp 466-469 carefully |
73 |
12/14 |
number cubes simulation activity | do P7.2-7.8 even; |
74 |
12/15 |
probability revisited | do P6.100-6.106 all; |
75 |
12/16 |
Chapter 6 Test Addendum | study for test; activity write-up | 76 |
12/17 |
Random Variables | reread pp466-474; do P7.10-7.18 even |
77 |
12/18 |
Discrete and Continuous R.V.s | complete take-home quiz 7.1 | 78 |
1/5 |
Means & Variances of Random Variables |
read pp481-486; do P7.19-7.30 all |
79 |
1/6 |
Laws of Large & Small Numbers | read pp487-490; do P7.32-7.36 even |
80 |
1/7 |
Combining Random Variables | read pp493-499; do P7.38-7.42 |
81 |
1/8 |
review for Chapter 7 test | complete take-home quiz 7.2; look at P7.53-7.64, bring questions |
82 |
1/11 |
Chapter 7 Test | study for today's test; |
83 |
1/12 |
the binomial distribution | read pp 513-516 | 84 |
1/13 |
binomial calculations, by hand | read pp517-519; do P8.2-8.12 even |
85 |
1/14 |
automated binomial calculations | read pp520-523; |
86 |
1/15 |
review for semester test | do P8.20-8.24 even |
87 |
1/21 |
Comprehensive Semester Exam | (from 1:15-2:45pm in B314) | 88 |
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and on to Q3... | ∞ |
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:
Day |
Assignment |
# |
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11/15 |
CSA2: Analyzing Surveys | (assignment/rubric combo) | 2.1 |
11/30 |
Gas Bills Project plus | (assignment) & (grading rubric) | 2.2 |
11/11 |
Course Evaluation Addendum | please complete asap | 2.3 |
12/18 |
not an assignment | The Popular Fifteen Puzzle | - |
1/12 |
Gas Bills Project rev 2 | (see above) | 2.2a |
1/19 |
Gas Bills Project final version | (see above) | 2.2b |
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