AP/ECE STATISTICS

This course provides a valuable background for students who plan to attend college and pursue careers in business, government, education, or technology, as well as careers in social, biological, or physical sciences. Throughout this course, students are preparing for the Advanced Placement exam.  Topics are addressed through the exploration and analysis of  data using graphical and numerical techniques and  using probability as a tool for anticipating what the distribution of data should look like under a given model. Specific topics include  (1) displaying, describing, and comparing different types of distributions, (2) creating statistical designs in order to collect data, (3) hypothesis testing, (4) Chi-Squared and T-tests, and (5) the interpretation and evaluation of the validity of statistical inference. The remainder of the course is devoted to seminar topics and preparation for the AP exam. Following the AP examination, the remainder of the course is devoted to seminar topics and preparation for the final project. Students may be awarded either college credit or advanced placement depending on the individual college involved and the scores obtained.  This course is the equivalent of the first semester of college level statistics.