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.

eSAG Moodle

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!
Please note: Moodle will be down for maintenance all or part of the period between December 27th and January 3rd. If you need something there during that time, do not hesitate to contact me.
ebook Click here (or to the left on the eBook icon) to navigate to our excellent online textbook. You will need your login name and password.
publisher's website Click here (or to the left on the &more icon) to navigate to additional online resources from our publisher: quizzes, statistical applets, and data sets. The reference tab above has even more.
flash cards Click here (or to the left on the flashcard icon) to access some holiday flashcards while Moodle is being repaired and reconstructed.

Important Upcoming Events:

Our first semester exam will occur on Tuesday, January 18, at 10:10 am.

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The CollegeBoard AP Statistics exam will occur on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 11, 2011; check their overall 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
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11/1
 Chapter 4 Test Case Closed! p313-314;
“Titanic” write-up
46
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
 Designing Surveys II turn in take-home quiz 5.1
50
11/8
 Designing Experiments read pp 354-357;
do P5.34-5.38 even; watch AAO#14
51
11/9
 Assemble Student Survey;
Randomization and Blocking		 watch AAO#12; read pp 358-364;
do P5.40 & 5.42-5.44
52
11/10
 More Experimental Design watch AAO#13; read pp 366-371;
do P5.46-5.50 even
53
11/11
 Austin & Sara's Game turn in take-home quiz 5.2
54
11/12
 Chapter Five Review Case Closed! p377-378
55
11/15
 Chapter Five Test as necessary: any 6 from Chapter Review Exercises, pp380-383
56
11/16
 Randomness & Simulation read pp391-397; do P6.2-6.6 even
57
11/17
 Calculator Simulations read pp398-402; do P6.8-6.12 even
review §6.1 Summary (p403)
58
11/18
 Capture-Recapture Activity re-read §6.1 if necessary
do P6.16-6.20 even
59
11/19
 Birthday Problem Activity complete take-home quiz 6.1
do P6.15
60
11/22
 Theoretical Probability;
Anscombe's Quartet		 read pp417-423;
do Birthday Problem #1-5
61
11/23

More Theoretical Probability;
The Gettysburg Address

 do P6.22-6.32 even
62
11/29
 Probability Rules do P6.34-6.44 even
63
11/30
 Independent Events write up Birthday Problem complete
64
12/1
 Independent & Conditional Events do P6.54-6.64
65
12/2
 Even More Probability Calculations read pp435-440, 441-445;
do P6.66-6.76 even, and P6.73
66
12/3
 Independence Again, Baye's Rule review p457-458; do P6.100-6.108
even, and Daffy Dice Problem
67
12/6
 Chapter Six Test prep any four even-numbered problems
from pp453-455; watch AAO 15+
68
12/7
 Chapter Six Test study for test;
do Case Closed! p456
69
12/8
 Random Variables Simulation read Activity 7A; data input!
70
12/9
 Random Variables:
Definitions & Theory		 read pp465-475; do P7.2-7.10 even
71
12/10
 Characterizing Random Variables:
Means and Variances		 do P7.12-7.20 even;
read pp481-486
72
12/14
    
73
12/15
 Means & Variances
of Random Variables		 complete take-home quiz 7.1
74
12/16
 Statistical Estimation and the
Law of Large Numbers		 read pp481-490;
do P7.24-7.36 even
75
12/17
 Combining Random Variables read pp493-498;
do P 7.38-7.42 even, and 7.47-7.48
76
1/4
 Chapter 7 Review do P7.54-7.64 even;
complete take-home quiz 7.2;
complete practice question packet
77
1/5
 Chapter 7 Review do Case Closed! p504
78
1/6
 Chapter 7 Test prepare for test
79
1/7
 The Binomial Distribution read pp513-516: do P8.2-8.6 even
80
1/10
 Binomial Coefficient & Probability read pp517-523: do P8.8-8.18 even
Activity 8A simulation: input data!
81
1/11
    
82
1/12
    
83
1/13
    
84
1/14
    
85
1/18
 Semester 1 Exam 10:10 - 11:40 am
86

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