AP Statistics – Mr. Rasiej – School Year 2011 – 2012

Text: The Practice of Statistics, 3rd edition, by Yates, Moore, Starnes

AP Statistics examination will by on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Course Syllabus as of October 5, 2011 (Preliminary Chapter and Chapters 1 and 2 of the text have already been covered):

Major Unit Sub-Units Anticipated Completion Date

Chapter 3: Examining Relationships

3.1 Scatterplots and Correlation3.2 Least-Squares Regression3.3 Correlation and Regression Wisdom

10/20/11

Chapter 4: More About Relationships between Two Variables

4.1 Transforming to Achieve Linearity4.2 Relationships between Categorical Variables4.3 Establishing Causation

11/3/11

Chapter 5: Producing Data 5.1 Designing Samples5.2 Designing Experiments

11/22/11

Chapter 6: Probability and Simulation: The Study of Randomness

6.1 Simulation6.2 Probability Models6.3 General Probability Rules

12/08/11

Chapter 7: Random Variables 7.1 Discrete and Continuous Random Variables7.2 Means and Variances of Random Variables

01/12/12

Chapter 8: The Binomial and Geometric Distributions

8.1 The Binomial Distributions8.2 The Geometric Distributions

01/25/12

Chapter 9: Sampling Distributions

9.1 Sampling Distributions9.2 Sample Proportions9.3 Sample Means

02/16/12

Chapter 10: Estimating with Confidence

10.1 Confidence Intervals: The Basics10.2 Estimating a Population Mean10.3 Estimating a Population Proportion

03/01/12

Chapter 11: Testing a Claim 11.1 Significance Tests: The Basics11.2 Carrying Out Significance Tests

3/20/12

11.3 Use and Abuse of Tests11.4 Using Inference to Make Decisions

Chapter 12: Significance Tests in Practice

12.1 Tests about a Population Mean12.2 Tests about a Population Proportion

03/28/12

Chapter 13: Comparing Two Population Parameters

13.1 Comparing Two Means13.2 Comparing Two Proportions

4/17/12

Chapter 14: Inference for Distribution of Categorical Variables: Chi-Square Procedures

14.1 Test for Goodness of Fit14.2 Inference for Two-way Tables

04/25/12

Chapter 15: Inference for Regression

The Regression Model, Confidence Interval for the Slope, and Testing the Hypothesis of No Linear Relationships

05/02/12

Days between the end of the course material and the AP exam will generally be spent working and correcting free-response questions from prior examinations. Additionally multiple-choice questions from released examinations will also be studied.

One or two weekends before the beginning of AP examinations (i.e., either April 28-29 or May 5-6, 2012) I will conduct a “boot camp” at one of the Engineering buildings at UCLA. Students choosing to attend will spend about six hours each day working on exam style problems from an exam preparation book. The cost to the student is negligible consisting only of transportation and/or parking ($10) and lunch (eaten as a group at UCLA's food court). Other materials will be provided at no cost to the students.

After the AP examination, we will continue our study of Statistics, covering subjects not encountered on the above syllabus (such as Nonparametric methods, Bayesian analysis, Multiple Regression, or another topic), or possibly examining some previously covered material in more depth. In the past, students had worked on various projects, but frankly I never really received a completed project which demonstrated a significant intellectual or work effort. The course final exam in June will cover the material taught after the AP examination.