Ms. Isaman: AP Stats

Resources:

Google Scholar

  • Use quotes to group words that should be searched together as a term or phrase

    • ex: "confidence interval"

  • The pull down feature in the top left enables an advanced search.

Science In Context

  • password: bothell

  • Search for your topic, and look for articles in Academic Journals

Science Direct

  • Most articles are not free; however this is a good place to brainstorm topic ideas.

ProQuest

card#: 417 + student ID# (ex: 4171081647)pin: last 4 digits of your student ID# (ex: 1647)

  • Click on Advanced Search (top) to search for 2 or more phrases

  • Use quotes to group words that should be searched together as a term or phrase.

  • Use the left boxes to narrow your results by date, subject (statistical analysis) or document type

JStor (IHS)

  • To login click on Login to my account (top right)

  • username: Inglemoor (capitalize I)

  • password: vikings (all lowercase)


  • Example of an Article

    • Be sure your article meets the following requirements:

      • Clearly explains the design of the experiment

      • A table of results with things you learned about this year in AP Stats

      • You need to understand the study enough to be able to explain it clearly to your peers

Citation Information:

  • Most articles will have CITATION tools that do the citation for you.

OR you can use Noodletools

  • When creating your project choose APA Advanced Level

  • If using ProQuest, or JStor, choose database, then Report (Technical/Research) for the correct form to fill out.

  • If using Google Scholar choose website, then Report (Technical/Research) for the correct form to fill out.