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AP Statistics

Three Trimester Course Series


Gray Stone Day 2013-2014 Allison faulkenberry Room 109
Course Description
Course Numbers: MA 403, MA 11, MA 12
!"e #ur#ose of t"e A$ %ourse in statisti%s is to
intro&u%e stu&ents to t"e ma'or %on%e#ts an&
tools for %olle%tin(, analy)in(, an& &ra*in(
%on%lusions from &ata+ Stu&ents are e,#ose& to
four broa& %on%e#tual t"emes: -1. /,#lorin(
Data: Des%ribin( #atterns an& &e#artures from
#atterns, -2. Sam#lin( an& /,#erimentation:
$lannin( an& %on&u%tin( a stu&y, -3. Anti%i#atin(
$atterns: /,#lorin( ran&om #"enomena usin(
#robability an& simulation, an& -4. Statisti%al
0nferen%e: /stimatin( #o#ulation #arameters an&
testin( "y#ot"eses+ !"rou(" t"ese t"emes,
stu&ents *ill use statisti%al terms an& to#i%s to
%ommuni%ate results an& inter#retations of
statisti%s met"o&s+ !"is %ourse *ill %ount as an
u##er le1el a%a&emi% ele%ti1e if it is t"e 2ft"
mat" unit taken by a stu&ent+
Prerequisites: Su%%essful %om#letion of MA 301
Course Objective
Sin%e t"is is an A$ %ourse, *e *ill be %o1erin(
e3ui1alent material to an intro&u%tory statisti%s
%ourse at t"e un&er(ra&uate le1el+ !"e %ourse
le%tures, a%ti1ities, assi(nments, an&
assessments are inten&e& to e3ui# you *it" t"e
kno*le&(e to #ass t"e A$ Statisti%s /,am at t"e
en& of t"e year+ Su%%essful stu&ents *ill re%ei1e
%olle(e %re&it u#on #assin( t"is e,am+ !"e main
ob'e%ti1e of t"is %ourse is to "el# stu&ents
&e1elo# t"e insi("ts to t"ink %learly about
3uestions t"at arise from &ata, use tools to s"o*
*"at t"e &ata are sayin(, an& a%3uire t"e skills to
tell %learly *"at it all means+
INStructor information
Allison Strou& 4aulkenberry
5+A+ Mat"emati%s 6 2009
7ni1ersity of 8ort" 9arolina at 9"a#el :ill
afaulkenberry;(raystone&ay+or(
Instructor Comments:
0t *asn<t t"at lon( a(o t"at information *as "ar&
to (at"er an& e,#ensi1e to analy)e+ ="ere
earlier statisti%ians use& #a#er re%ei#ts,
lan&lines, an& t"ose bulky ma%"ines t"ey %alle&
%om#uters, statisti%ians no*a&ays "a1e t"e
internet, &ata %enters, an& satellites+ =e are
%urrently li1in( in an information re1olution, an&
statisti%s %oul&n<t be any more im#ortant+ 0 am
t"rille& to be tea%"in( you t"e basi% tools of t"is
uni3ue bran%" of mat"emati%s t"is year in "o#es
of enli("tenin( you on "o* to &i(est an& analy)e
&ata an& "o* to a##ly t"is skill to t"e *orl& *e
are li1in( in+ !"ere is mu%" to learn so t"is
%ourse *ill mo1e at a ra#i& #a%e+ >ou %an also
e,#e%t some %"allen(in( to#i%s an& some self-
stu&y+ ?f %ourse, 0 *ill be a1ailable alon( t"e *ay
to tea%" you, assist you, an& to #us" you to your
fullest #otential+ :a1e an o#en min& an& &o your
#art an& t"is *ill surely be a re*ar&in( %ourse+
Instructor Objectives:
$re#are %ourse %ontent in t"e form of
le%tures, assi(nments, a%ti1ities, an&
assessments t"at ali(n *it" t"e 9olle(e
5oar& %ourse outline for A$ Statisti%s
$romote %om#eten%e an& %on2&en%e *it"
&ata analysis an& inferen%e testin( an&
a##lyin( t"is kno*le&(e to e1ery&ay life
Maintain a #rofessional an& a%a&emi%
%lassroom en1ironment t"at #romotes
learnin( an& a #ositi1e attitu&e to*ar&
mat"emati%s
:ol& "i(" e,#e%tations for all stu&ents an&
#us" t"em to su%%ee&
Course Outline
I. Explorin Data: Describin patterns an!
!epartures from patterns
a+ Summari)in( &istributions of uni1ariate
&ata
b+ 9om#arin( &istributions of uni1ariate &ata
-&ot#lots, ba%k-to-ba%k stem#lots, #arallel
bo,#lots.
%+ 9onstru%tin( an& inter#retin( (ra#"i%al
&is#lays of &istributions of uni1ariate &ata
-&ot#lot, stem#lot, "isto(ram, %umulati1e
fre3uen%y #lot.
&+ /,#lorin( bi1ariate &ata
e+ /,#lorin( %ate(ori%al &ata
II. Samplin an! Experimentation: Plannin
an! con!uctin a stu!"
a+ ?1er1ie* of met"o&s of &ata %olle%tion
b+ $lannin( an& %on&u%tin( sur1eys
%+ $lannin( an& %on&u%tin( e,#eriments
&+ Generali)ability of results an& ty#es of
%on%lusions t"at %an be &ra*n from
obser1ational stu&ies, e,#eriments, an&
sur1eys
III. Anticipatin Patterns: Explorin ran!om
p#enomena usin probabilit" an!
simulation
a+ $robability
b+ 9ombinin( in&e#en&ent ran&om
1ariables
%+ !"e normal &istribution
&+ Sam#lin( &istributions
I$. Statistical Inference: Estimatin
population parameters an! testin
#"pot#eses
a+ /stimation -#oint estimators an&
%on2&en%e inter1als.
b+ !ests of si(ni2%an%e
%eneral AP Information
&#e 'i Da": May 13, 201
Cost: @A9
(ormat:
Se%tion 0 40 multi#le %"oi%e 90 min 0B
Se%tion 00-A free res#onse C min
0B
Se%tion 00-5 1 in1esti(ati1e
task
2 min
Course &ext
5o%k, Da1i& /+, $aul 4+ Delleman an& De Deau,,
Ri%"ar& D+ Stats: Modeling the World 3E+ 5oston,
Massa%"usetts: $earsonEA&&ison-=esley, 2010+
Stu&ents *ill be assi(ne& a te,tbook for #ersonal
use+ Stu&ents are 2nan%ially res#onsible for any
&ama(e or loss in%urre& by t"e stu&ent from
im#ro#er use+ An ele%troni% %o#y of t"e te,tbook
*ill also be #ro1i&e&+
At)*ome Content Access
Stu&ents *ill be usin( MyMat"Fab for a%%ess to
t"e te,tbook at "ome+ !"is #ro(ram may also be
use& for online at-"ome assi(nments su%" as
"ome*ork, "ome*ork 3ui))es, an& %"a#ter tests+
(lex &ime +(ri!a"s ,,:-- . ,,:/01
4le, time *ill be a non-instru%tional time for
stu&ents *ork on stri%tly A$ Statisti%s
%ourse*ork+ !"e instru%tor *ill #resent an
a%ti1ity, #ra%ti%e #roblems, or #ro'e%t for stu&ents
to *ork on &urin( t"is time+ 4le, time is also an
a##ro#riate time to make-u# misse& assi(nments
in t"is %ourse or to seek one-on-one "el# from a
#eer or t"e instru%tor+
C2ASS3OO4 Expectations
3espectfulness . Res#e%tfulness is 1ery
im#ortant in t"is %lassroom+ Stu&ents *ill be
e,#e%te& to remain res#e%tful at all times in t"e
follo*in( areas:
&o t#e instructor: stu&ents s"o* res#e%t
to t"e instru%tor &urin( %lass an& t"rou("
any form of %ommuni%ation+
&o t#eir peers: stu&ents *ill be *orkin(
to(et"er at times so it is im#erati1e t"at
stu&ents res#e%t ea%" ot"er<s i&eas an&
o#inions+
&o t#e environment: stu&ents must
refrain from interru#tin( t"e learnin(
en1ironment of t"e %lassroom+ !"is
in%lu&es arri1in( late, lea1in( t"e
%lassroom, interru#tin( t"e instru%tor by
talkin( or *it" te%"nolo(y, or "a1in( a
ne(ati1e attitu&e+ Stu&ents must also
res#e%t s%"ool #ro#erty by not &ama(in(
&esks, *alls, et%+ an& by not brin(in(
una##ro1e& foo& an& &rinks into t"e
%lassroom+
Accountabilit" - Stu&ents are e,#e%te& to take
res#onsibility for t"eir a%tions in t"e %lassroom+
!"is in%lu&es bein( #un%tual, be"a1in( in a
#ro#er manner, %ommuni%atin( #olitely *it"
ot"ers, "a1in( t"e a##ro#riate materials, an&
%om#letin( assi(nments on time+
*onest" . Stu&ents are to a&"ere to t"e Gray
Stone :onor 9o&e for all assi(nments+ 4or
%lassroom assessments an& ma'or assi(nments, it
is re3uire& t"at t"e stu&ent le(ible *rite an& si(n
t"e statement on t"e &o%ument+ Diolations t"at
may likely o%%ur an& *ill not be tolerate& in t"is
%lassroom are:
7sin( te%"nolo(y -%ell #"ones,
%al%ulators, et%+. for information on
assessments+
Re%ei1in( or s"arin( ans*ers on
assessments+
9o#yin( or allo*in( someone to %o#y
*ork on at-"ome assi(nments+
Gray Stone Day S%"ool<s :onor 9o&e Statement:
On my honor, I have not sought, given, or
received purposeful or inadvertent aid not
permitted by the spirit of this assignment.
Course materials
Stu&ents are re3uire& to "a1e t"ese materials at
ea%" %lass meetin(, no e,%e#tions+
$en%ilsE$ens
Foose-leaf notebook #a#er
!"ree-rin( bin&er
Gra#"in( %al%ulator -!0 A3, A4, or 0ns#ire,
non 9AS.

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