AP Statistics Course
Description:
This course will provide instructional strategies and
content for AP® Statistics. We will cover the 4 broad areas of the
AP® Statistics Curriculum: Data Collection, Data Description,
Probability, and Statistical Inference. In each area, participants will be
given instruction on content, activities to use in class, hints on using
technology, and exposure to previous AP® questions, concentrating on
the most recent AP® exam. Participants are requested to bring a
TI-83/84 graphing calculator daily.
Monday
Introduction
The History and Growth of AP® Statistics
Recent Developments
Overview of Workshop Schedule and Materials
Collecting Data:
- Types
of Sampling
- Bias
in Sampling
- Observational
Studies
- Experimental
Design
Current
and Previous AP® Questions
Tuesday
Exploring Data:
- Univariate
Data
- Bivariate
Data
- Calculator
and Computer Skills
- Current
and Previous AP® Questions
Wednesday
Probability:
- Rules
of Probability
- Simulations
- Random
Variables
- Sampling Distributions
- Calculator
and Computer skills
- Current
and Previous AP® Questions
Thursday & Friday
Statistical Inference:
- Inference
with Simulation
- Confidence
Intervals
- Hypothesis
Tests
- Errors
in Hypothesis Testing
- Calculator
and Computer skills
- Current
and Previous AP® Questions
Tips for the AP® exam
Projects
