The purpose of the AP course in statistics is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing and drawing conclusions from data. Students are exposed to four broad conceptual themes:
1. Exploring Data: Describing patterns and departures from patterns
2. Sampling and Experimentation: Planning and conducting a study
3. Anticipating Patterns: Exploring random phenomena using probability and simulation
4. Statistical Inference: Estimating population parameters and testing hypotheses
Students who successfully complete the course and exam may receive credit, advanced placement or both for a one-semester introductory college statistics course.
This course culminates in the AP Statistics Exam, which will be given on Friday, May 17.
The curriculum map for this course is available on my website.
This course is equivalent to a college-level one-semester introductory course in statistics. As such, expectations are high and students will be held accountable for their own learning much as they will be in college.
Homework will consist of two parts:
1. Problems from the day’s lessons.
2. Pre-reading the materials in preparation for the next day’s lesson including answer questions online
Homework will be graded the day it is due on a pass/fail basis. No late work will be accepted.
Projects will be assigned at the start of each chapter and are due the day after the Chapter test. They will involve in-depth analysis of a particular scenario using the statistics and tools from that chapter. You may work alone or with a partner on your projects. You may change partners project-to-project.
Grades will points-based but will be roughly weighted as follows:
Tests 40%
Quizzes 20%
Homework 10%
Projects 20%
Class Participation 10%
It is your responsibility to keep up with the material being taught in class when it is being taught. If you are absent from class, paper-based homework is due the day you return. If you miss a test or quiz, it is your responsibility to make it up during your lunch or free period.