COURSE ASSIGNMENTS- FULL BLOCK 4 and 5

AP STATISTICS – 2012-2013

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS- FULL BLOCK 4 and 5

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DATE ASSIGNED / ACTIVITIES AND TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS / ASSIGNMENTS DUE NEXT CLASS
SEPT 4-5 / Introductions – syllabus
Objectives of course: explore through an experiment with Coke v Pepsi / Topic 2 – Preliminaries # 4-6,Activity 2-2, Handout # 1-5
Sept 6-7 / Finish analyzing experiment
Discuss Topic 2 - Distributions / Topic 2 Prelim Student Data
2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-13
Sept 19-20 / Review 2-3, using DOTPLOT, 2-4, 2-13
Start Topic 3:Drawing conclusions. What is bias? / Read Wrap-up p. 27
2-15
Topic 3 Prelim # 2-4
Finish 3-1, do 3-2
Topic 4 Prelim # 1-3
4-1:a - d
Sept 21 / Topic 4:Random Sampling
Gather class data 4-1
Discuss 4-3 using applet / 4-12
4-16
Sept 24-25 / Continue with Topic 4. Review 4-12 and 4-16.
Prepare outline of CH 12 from another text.
Start Topic 5: Experimental Design / 4-15
4-18
4-20
5-1
5-2 (a) thru (d)
Sept 27-28 / Share outline of Chapter 12-Review Sampling and Bias worksheet-Analyze sample method and type of bias
Review Topic 4 Homework
Characteristics of a randomized comparative experiment / Study for Quiz – Topics 1 – 3
Finish Sampling and Bias worksheet.
5-3 access website- ,5-4
Oct 1-2 / Quiz Topics 1 – 3
Review Sampling and bias worksheet
Review 5-3 thru 5-5
Designing an experiment / Read handout-4 pages; underline key concepts
5-12 and 5-13
Experimental Design Problems #1,2
Oct 4-5 / Review 5-12-5-13 and Experimental Design Problems
Watch Video – Causation
Review experimental design – What is the purpose of blocking? How is it used? / 5-15, 5-18, Experimental Design Prob #3-will be collected
6-1
Dog Health Experiment
Oct 8-9 / Collect Problem #3
Use the AP Rubric to score the Dog Health experiment
Review 5-15, 5-18 and chapter Wrap-Up / Study for Quiz – Topics 4 and 5
Experimental design- sampling methods
Topic 6 preliminaries, 6-2
Oct 11-12 / Quiz Topics 4 and 5
Collect student data- prelim #3
Do 6-3 in class / 6-4
6-15
6-24, 6-25
Oct 15-16 / Opener – Relative Risk – smoking student
Review HW – How to use relative risk to show relationship between two variables
6-4: Simpson’s Paradox; 6-27
Do 6-29 in class – independent variables – no association / 6-23, 6-26
7-1
7-2
Oct 18-19 / Set up segmented bar graphs correctly in order to show correlation between two categorical variables: 6-23
Show understanding of Simpson’s Paradox
Rev 7-1, 7-2:Describing distributions- Quantitative data.
Review Quizzes – understand AP rubrics for experimental design / 6-21 will be collected
7-3
7-4
7-11
Oct 22-23 / Skewed right vs skewed left distributions; Describing key features of a distribution of quantitative data.
Creating a histogram by hand- cumulative frequency and relative frequency histogram
Design an experiment using blocks / 7-5 a – e, 7-8
7-10
7-19
Finish packet
October 25-26 / Review HW from Topic 7-benefits and short coming of Histograms
Describing features of a histogram
Start topic 8 – measures of center, 8-1 / 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-6
October 29-30 / Review all HW- Summarize key concepts in each section about measures of center-Mean and median
Collect 8-17, if not assigned – do in class / 8-7, 8-22, 8-23, 8-17
Topic 9 Prelims
Test Topics 1-8 Nov 5
November 1-2 / Review 8-22 and 8-23- Creating data to satisfy various conditions for mean and median
Review 8-7- When is the median inappropriate as a measure of center
Start Topic 9 – measures of spread / Study for test next week 11/5-6
7-20
Finish 9-1 and 9-2
November 5- 6 / Test Topics 1-8
Review 9-1 and 9-2: measures of spread, IQR and Standard Deviation. What is the standard deviation really measuring? What does the IQR measure?
Data Spread- Arrange from least to most spread from the mean / Investigative task #1 due next week Nov 14/15
Block 4: 9-3 and 9-4
Block 5: 9-4 and 9-5, Data Spread
November 7-8 / Review 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5
Investigate properties of standard deviation-Making Friends with standard Deviation
Empirical Rule: 9-14
Using the Z-Score to evaluate standardized tests / Inv Task Due next class- Descriptions must be typed. Read Describing distributions
9-8 Need student data, 9-11
Prelim #4-Student data
November 14-15 / Collect Invest. Task
Review HW
Box and Whisker plot- Define outliers: 1.5(IQR) / 9-10, 9-21, 9-22
November 16 / Review 9-10, 9-21: Experiment
9-22- Creating data to fit a situation
Activity- Creating comparative Box plots by hand (10-3) / 10-1, 10-2 Finish 10-3
Study for Quiz Topic 9
November 19-20 / Take Short Quiz Topic 9
Review 10-1, 10-2, 10-3 / Investigative Task #2 Due after Thanksgiving- hand written neatly is OK.
10-4
November 26-27 / Collect Investigative Task
Review 10-4, 10-22 in class
Start Probability Topic 11; 11-1 doing simulation of Random Babies / 10-6
11-1 (k) go to the internet finish 11-1
11-2
Handout: Read the radio problem and plan a way to do the simulation
November 29-30 / 11-7: Equally likely events
Block 4: Review 11-15. Do 11-4 and 11-6. Complete Simulations # 1 – 3
Block 5: Review 11-1, 11-2. Define expected value. Complete simulations #1-2, discuss the Radio station problem / Block 4:Probability Problems I # 1-3. Simulation #4. 11-3 a-f
Block 5: Probability Problems I# 1-3, simulation # 3-4, 11-3 a-f
December 3-4 / 11-17:Dice Generated Ice Cream Prices
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Review 11-3: compare empirical results with theoretical sample space and probabilities.
Discuss simulations # 3 and 4.
Take notes on probability
Review Problems # 1-3: independent events / Block 4:Probability Problems I # 3-5, 11-3 a-f and Simulation # 3,4
Block 5: Probability Problems I # 5-9
Test Mon/Tues:Topics 9-11
Do 9-18 and 10-21 in preparation for test
December 6-7 / Review for test Topics 9 – 11
Act 9-18 and 10-21. Do 11-14
Empirical Rule, Z-Score, IQR, Simulations, sample space
Review Probability Problems 3-5 / Study for Test Topics 9-11. Monday/Tuesday- Dec 10/11
Finish Probability Problems
December 10-11 / Test Topic 9-11
Discuss Venn Diagrams and how to use them to represent Probability of overlapping events
Review Problems I / Start Topic 12 – do 12-1
Continue with probability – Complete Probability Problems II-# 1-3
December 13-14 / Conditional Probability
Theoretical Probability / Finish Probability III # 1—5
Block 4 – Theoretical Prob # 1-4
Block 5-Theoretical Prob # 1-2 Check your email for the attachment
December 17-18 / Review PP II and III
Theoretical probability – Intro to binomial probability / Finish Theoretical Problems– Back side #1-2
Binomial problem #1
December 20-21 / Review HW
Take short quiz- probability
Introduction to using the calculator for Binomial probability / Have a Happy Holiday!!
No Homework
January 3- 4, 2013 / Complete discussion of Binomial probability model – Using the calculator to answer questions involving cumulative probabilities
Start Random variables- Discrete probability models / Welcome Back! Happy New Year!!
Finish Discrete Random Variables #3-4
Binomial and Geometric # 1
January 7-8 / Summarize using the calculator to determine binomial probabilities and Geometric probabilities
Finding the mean and standard deviation of the difference of two random variables / Start Investigative Task-Empirical section
Random Variable #3-4, Binomial and Geometric prop- Finish this handout
January 10-11 / Review problems on Random variable WKHT, Review Variety of Probability problems – Using results of combining random variables
Discuss results of Investigative Task –Empirical results; what do they mean? / Investigative Task Due MONDAY/Tuesday
May have a short Quiz
January 14-15 / Review Variety of Probability Problems
Random variables- using formulas for mean and standard deviation
Revisit – Normal Distribution Topic 12, start 12-2: using the standard normal table and calculator / Complete Random Variable problems (Back of Variety)
Finish 12-2, 12-5, 12-7
January 17-18 / Review all Random Variable problems (worksheet)
Normal distribution- learning how to use the Standard Normal table and the graphing calculator / Normal Distributions problems
12-6, 12-10
Test on Probability –Multiple choice– Thursday/Friday: 1/24/25
January 22-23 / Review all Normal Probability problems,
Collected 12-7 Block 4
Reviewed for Probability review/ summary for test. / Probability Summary/review
Write out # 1-3, 10,11. All other answers are given.
Probability test Thursday/Friday
Jan 24/25
January 24-25 / Multiple Choice test on Probability
Review topics on semester exam
Start Topic 13 / Study for semester exam Topics 1 – 12 including probability not in text.
See Exam schedule on the school website.
Due Monday Feb 4 after exams 13-2. You will need to access Reese’s Pieces applet online
February 4-5 / Topic 13- Central Limit Theorem for Proportions
Discuss 13-2 in detail
Must check conditions before applying CLT. / 13-3, 13-5,13-7, 13-8
February 7-8 / Review all previous HW problems
Topic 14- Central limit theorem for Means. Complete 14-1: sampling penny ages / 14-2 a – h must access applet sampling pennies
14-3, 14-9
February 11/13 / Review the requirements for using the Central Limit Theorem for Means / 13-14, 14-8, 15-1 and 15-2
February 14-15 / Continue with CLT- Does population size matter.
CLT Practice Problems / 15-6, 16-1 and 16-2
Quiz Next Class on the Central Limit Theorem Monday/Tuesday next week
February 18-19 / Quiz on the Central limit theorem
Start Topic 16 – Confidence intervals
Standard error, Margin of error, interpretation of ConfInt
Start 15-3 in class, finish for HW / 16-3, 16-5, 16-15
February 21-22 / Start Hypothesis testing
Null and Alternate Hypothesis, Test statistic and p-value / 17-1, 17-2, 17-3
February 25-26 / Continue with Hypothesis testing – Topic 17 / 17-4, 17-6, 17-21, Finish Hypothesis testing worksheet
February 28 –March 1 / Pop Quiz- Review confidence intervals
Hypothesis testing- review steps taken to prepare a complete analysis of a test statistics / Block 4: 18-1, 18-2, 18-3, 18-4, Finish hypothesis testing WKSHT – Turn in #3 next class
Block 5: 17-21, 18-1, 18-2, 18-3
March 4-5 / Review Homework from Topic 18 – special cases; understanding connection bet Confidence intervals and test of significance.
Understanding Type I and II errors / Block 4- 18-19, 19-1 and 19-2
Block 5 – Finish Type I and II worksheet
18-4, 18-19, 19-1 and 19-2
March 7-8 / Special cases – confidence intervals for proportions
Start topic 19 – Quantitative variables
Learn about the T-distribution; confidence intervals for quantitative variables / Block 4 – 19-4, 19-8, 19-12 and 20-1. Read through 20-1 carefully as you answer the questions- do the applet
Block 5: 19-4, 19-8, and 20-1. Please read 20-1 carefully and DO the applet
March 11-12 / Topic 20 – hypothesis testing for means – process is the same as proportions.
Opener 19-13: investigating the T-distribution. How is it different from the standard normal curve. / Block 4: 19-3, 20-2,20-3, 20-9
Block 5: 19-3, 19-7 , 20-2, 20-3
Unit test on Monday March 18 Topics 16-20
If you miss class, pick up a copy of the review problems or download from the previous page of the website.
March 14-15 / Review HW problems related to means. Understand that the sample size effects the significance of the t-test. Gain better understanding of how to use the t-table. / Test Monday-Tuesday 3/18-19
Do Review questions in preparation for test
Topics 16-20
March 18-19 / Unit 4 Test – Topics 16-20 / Prelim Topic 22 # 1-5
March 20-21 / Topic 22- Comparing two means
Intro to 2-sample means procedures.
Test procedures and confidence interval when comparing two means / Have a great Spring Break!
Complete 22-1 and Matched Pairs t-Procedures worksheet (Click back to download a copy of the worksheet)
Due first class after break
April 1-2 / Continue with MATCHED PAIRS DESIGN- Complete 23-13
Review Unit-4 test results / 22-14, 23-1, 23-4
April 4-5 / Complete Two sample means and Matched pairs procedures
Topic 21- Two sample proportions / Finish Handout – Intro to Two sample proportions
21-2, 21-3, 21-4
Block 5- Take home quiz also due on Tuesday April 9
April 8-9 / Review HW from Topic 21
Block 5: Collect take home quiz
Start Chi- Square- goodness of fit test / Block 4: Take Home Quiz Due Next Class and 21-13, 24-1 , 24-2
Block 5:21-13, 24-1, 24-2
April 10-11 / Block 4: Collect take home quiz
Block 4 and 5:Using the calculator to perform Chi-Square tests
Test of Homogeneity and independence. Finish handout / Block 4:Finish Chi-Square handout- problem #3 on back
24-4, 24-6, 25-2
Block 5: 24-3,24-4, 24-6, 25-2
Complete write up for handout #3
April 15-16 / Opener 24-7: Mendel’s Peas
Review HW problems. Do AP 2008 #5. Using the rubric to score your answer. / Short Quiz next class topics 24-25
Additional Chi-Square problems (can download this from previous page) and 25-3, 25-11
Topic 26 Preliminaries
April 17 &19 / Review Chi-Square Test of Homogeneity and Independence- How are they different.
Short Quiz- Chi-Square / Get Stats review book from the library- Author: Bock/Velleman/DeVeau
Block 4: 26-1, 26-2, 26-3, 26-4 and prelims Topic 26
Block 5:26-1, 26-2, 26-3, 26-4 and Prelim Topic 26
Do on review book Test 1 MC #1-10
April 22-23 / Topic 26; Review HW
26-6: Life Expectancy
Correlation Coefficient- what does it measure- start Topic 27 / Finish Correlation coefficient worksheet; 27-3 and 27-10 (enter data from the table: price and rent)
Juniors- pick up a copy of the worksheet or down load it from the previous page
April 25-26 / Continue with Topic 27
Start Topic 28 – Least Squares Regression line. Do 28-1 in class,
Down load lists in class for homework problems. / Matching Worksheet
28-2 and 28-3
MOCK MULTIPLE CHOICE MOVED to May 1/3
Review session after school Tuesday April 30, 3:30-5:30
April 29-30 / Topic 29- Continue with regression analysis
May 1 &3 / Mock Multiple Choice AP Test / Review session Saturday May 4: 9-12am
May 6-7 / Review for AP Exam- Complete Inference testing for regression
Do Sample Free Response Questions – Practice using regression printouts / Do Test #2 from Review Book
Review assumption/ tech condition for each type of hypothesis test. (Download summary from previous page)
May 9-10 / Continue to review. Come to class with questions. / Get good Night Sleep so you are rested for the test.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!
May 13-14 / Debrief –AP test
ANOVA Analysis of variance – Work on problems
Discuss Final Projects / ANOVA Explanation –see previous page
May 16-17 / Review Inference Problems for semester Exam
Work with partner on Final Projects / Finish Review Problems for HW
Download problems from previous page if absent
Final Exam May 23-24
May 20-21 / Go over in detail the Review Inference Problems. / Study for Semester Final- Review two sample mean, match pair process, regression inference, chi-square
May 23-24 / Take Semester 2 Final Exam / Will collect the regression problem from the review worksheet NEXT CLASS.
Bring to class nutrient information for 5 different foods: Calories, fat, protein, and Carbs
May 28-29 / Multiple Regression
Work on Final Project-Submit project idea for approval / Continue work on final project
Turn in Multiple regression print out and answers if not completed in class
May 30-31 / Submit project idea for approval- start gathering data / Bring data to class
June 3-4 / Start analyzing data collected / Final Project- Write up due Next Class JUNE 5
June 5and 7 / Begin Presentations of Final Projects / ALL SENIORS MUST COMPLETE PRESENTATIONS NEXT CLASS
June 10-11 / Finish Presentations for Seniors
June 13-14 / Project presentations - Juniors