AP Statistics – Summer Assignment

Welcome to AP Stats! AP Statistics is unlike other math courses. In most math courses there is usually one

correct answer… the area is 23.6 m2, or x = –3.21. In statistics, we do find numerical

answers, such as mean and median, but are most interested in the meaning behind

the numbers. The course requires strong analytical skills, a willingness to learn and

follow the scientific method to draw well-supported conclusions from the data to

answer the research question, and an ability to write and explain your conclusions in

a clear, concise, and persuasive way.

You will read several articles and complete a review of basic probability as your

summer assignment. The articles will serve as a basis for our discussions the first

week of class and will become part of a formative grade. We will also take a probability

quiz during the first two weeks.

1. Read the article from Business Insider and compare it to the study on which the article is based. What conclusions are made by the researchers? How are those

conclusions reported in each article?

Research says this is what you need to teach your kids in

kindergarten if you ever want them to go to college or get a job. http://www.businessinsider.com/future-success-could-be-

determined-early-2015-7#ixzz3hCRlz0Oc

American Journal of Public Health: Early Social-Emotional Functioning and Public

Health: The Relationship Between Kindergarten Social Competence and Future

Wellness

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302630

http://www.businessinsider.com/future-success-could-be-determined-early-2015-7#ixzz3hCRlz0Ochttp://www.businessinsider.com/future-success-could-be-determined-early-2015-7#ixzz3hCRlz0Oc

2. Choose four of the following articles. You must read at least one article from the BBC and one from Facebook Data Science

Series of Articles from the BBC, author Michael Blastland:

What the survey didn’t say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7542886.stm Myths of counting. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7554022.stm Putting percentages in context http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7568929.stm Just what is average? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7581120.stm Just because… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7592579.stm

https://research.facebook.com/blog/nfl-fan-friendships-on-facebook/ https://research.facebook.com/blog/do-jobs-run-in-families-/ https://research.facebook.com/blog/three-and-a-half-degrees-of-separation/

https://research.facebook.com/blog/exposure-to-diverse-information-on-facebook/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7542886.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7542886.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7554022.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7554022.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7568929.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7568929.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7581120.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7581120.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7592579.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7592579.stmhttps://research.facebook.com/blog/nfl-fan-friendships-on-facebook/https://research.facebook.com/blog/do-jobs-run-in-families-/https://research.facebook.com/blog/three-and-a-half-degrees-of-separation/https://research.facebook.com/blog/exposure-to-diverse-information-on-facebook/