* Please come up to the front and get a fact sheet, worskheets, and then…* Please find your seat (name on sticky note)

• Please take a textbook from the counter at the back of the room

• Please look over the book for any problems• Record your name and book number and any problems on the sheet being passed around.

* Grew up in Philly and NJ

* Went to Virginia Tech

* Enjoy running and sports* Coach XC* Teach AP Stat, Stat & Data Analysis, Algebra2, and Applied Math

* Graduated with degree in Math, minors in Spanish and Statistics

* Level of the course• PACE- FAST!!!• Work load (HW, reading book)• Level of material

* EXPECTATIONS:* Do HW * Be prepared* Read book * Attendance* Ask questions

* Analyzing data

* Making conclusions… both small and broad

* Combination of Math and Writing

* Tough grading… picky!

* WILL prepare you for the exam

* Policies…. FACT SHEET

* 3 ring binder* Book* CALCULATOR: 83+, 84, or 84+

* Expectations we’ve talked about* Food* Cell phones* Dress code

* Absences* Lates* Cuts

* Amount* Grading: 5 points* Receiving credit* Late assignments

* Announced/unannounced* Calculators* Hats/sunglasses

* Amount/type* Grading* Lateness

* Final Exam = 14%, all MC, in January

* Performance Assessments (core assessments) = 3%, done in class

* Before school* Thursdays after school* 4th block

• Marking Period:• HW = 15% • Classwork = 15%• Quizzes/Tests/Projects = 70%

* Borderline grades (79.48%)

* MP1 = 40%* MP2 = 40%* Final Exam = 14%* Assessments = 6%

* WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th, 12:00 pm

* Review sessions at night in April* Strongly encouraged to take exam* College credit, saving $, etc.

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PRE- ASSESSMENT

Please get out a piece of paper, put your name at the top

Complete the following on the paper

1) CREATE A BAR CHART FROM THE FOLLOWING DATA.

Party affiliations in a sample of Bucks County residents:

D R D D R

R R R I RR D I I R

R R D R D

2) CREATE A PIE CHART FROM THE FOLLOWING DATA.

Ratings from a sample of 2007 movie releases:

G G PG GPG-13

R G R PG-13 RPG-13 PG-13 R G PGPG PG PG-13 G G

3) CREATE A STEMPLOT FROM THE FOLLOWING DATA:

A small sample of pitch speeds from an MLB pitcher.

95 101 87 89 9293 94 92 98 9591 90 88 79 90

• Read pages 2-3. Flip through the book when done.

• What did you notice about this textbook compared to textbooks from other math classes?

Textbooks!

• Three parts of a complete answer. The tell part is usually the most important!

• Great examples to follow when doing your homework and classwork.

• Will be used as closure activities

Important Parts of this Textbook

• Great section for helping you not make common mistakes.

Chapter Summary

Definitions with page numbers

Think; Show; Tell again

Chapter 2 - Data* Read p. 7 to middle of p. 9 in the book* Context of the data is absolutely essential before we do anything! * The W’s (and H): Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

* Data tables help organize the data

* Each row of a data table is called an individual case* Individuals do not always mean people* Cases are usually from a SAMPLE of a larger POPULATION (hopefully representative)

• Read to bottom p. 11• Variables are the “WHAT” of the data- things

that were observed or collected.• Two types of variables:1.Categorical: variable that names categories

(words or numeric)2.Quantitative: variable with numeric values

(must have units)- Examples: Colleges/Universities

• Read to top of p. 13• Complete the Just Checking exercise

- p. 17 #13-18

- Take online Quia survey by 8pm tonight! See wikispace for link!

- Read Ch. 3, p. 20-24. - Print Ch. 3 notes if you want them!

- Last page of fact sheet printed and signed- DUE FRIDAY!

Homework