AP Statistics

Syllabus

Fr. Chris Thiel, OFMCap
SFHS
1999-2000

Topics

  • Mean, Median, Quartiles
  • Stem & Leaf Plots
  • Histograms
  • Probability
  • Confidence Intervals, Z scores
  • Types of Distributions
  • Hypothesis Testing
  • Scatterplot
  • Correlation
  • Linear Regression
  • Chi-Square
  • Experimental Design
  • Critique of Analysis

Computational Methods

  • Manual Methods
  • TI 83 and other graphic calculators
  • HTML, Javascript, Java
  • Excel, Filemaker, (Studyworks)
  • Mathematica

Projects

  • Experimental Design: Polls & Science
  • Observational Statistics: Economics & History
  • Analysis of Data, Misuse of Statistical methods
  • Practice AP Examinations

Homework

  • Study Questions from Reading Assignments
  • Computational Excercises
  • Computer Assignments

Examinations

  • Weekly Quizzes
  • Chapter Tests
  • Quarterly Exams