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AP Stats: FALL 2021 Class Notes
Welcome Manual Students! As we begin the school year, I plan to upload notes by chapter, along with weekly updates. If you do not find what you are looking for, please let me know and I'll try to include it.
August &
September Notes
Week 1 - Aug. 26-28: Introduction to Stats PPT
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HW #1:Read the article Counting on Dyscalculia & answer the following: Question WS : DUE by Monday, Aug. 16th, 2021
Chapter 1 - Role of Statistics & Data Analysis Process
Chapter 1.1 - Why Study Statistics? & Sampling Variability
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Sections 1.1 to 1.3 Lesson PPT
Chapter 1.2 - Nature of Variability
Chapter 1.3 - Statistics & Data Analysis Process
Chapter 1.4 - Types of Data & Graphical Displays
Finish Chapter 1 & QUIZ 1 before Aug 20
Chapter 2 - Collecting Data & Experimental Designs
Chapter 2.1 - Observational Studies vs. Experimentation
Chapter 2.2 - Sampling
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Sections 2.1 & 2.2 Lesson PPT
Chapter 2.3 - Simple Comparative Experiments
Chapter 2.4 - More Experimental Design
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Sections 2.3 & 2.4 Lesson PPT
Chapter 2.5 - Interpreting Results of Statistical Analysis
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Sample Research: Evaluation of Sleep Disorders (2011)
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Finish Chapter 1 & 2; complete QUIZ 1 Review
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QUIZ 1: Chapt 1 & 2 Quiz Answers
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Avoid Ignorance w Stats - Hans Rosling Video
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Sample FRAPPY (Expected guidelines)
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Survey Practice
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TAKE Intro Survey
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Video Link: Sampling Methods
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Polling - Are all Pollsters equally valid?
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538 Pollster Ratings
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Defining Good Experiments: Stat Trek Video
- Confounding Variables: Video example
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Lurking vs Confounding variables described by the authors
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Placebo Effect - A Research study from Hidden Brain, NPR, May 2020
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Placebo TED Ed - The power of the placebo effect - Emma Bryce
Graphical Displays for data
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Sept. 1: Cont. Chapter 3
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HW #8: Review WS
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Finish Chapter 3 - Missed topics
Week 4 - Sept 4 - 7:
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Prepare for TEST #1: Chapters 1 - 3 (Sept 10th)
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Sample HW (Expected guidelines)
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Future Topics: Chapter 4.1 & 4.2
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Chapter 4 Cont: Chapter 4.3
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Video for calculation of Standard Deviation
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Video explaining Standard Deviation
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Aug. 31/Sept 1: Chapter 4 & Review
Introduction to
What is a z-score or standard score?
Link to Web description on Laerd Stats
Chapter 3 - Graphical Methods for Describing Data
Chapter 3.1 - Displaying Categorical Data
Chapter 3.2 - Displaying Numerical Data: Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Chapter 3.3 - Displaying Numerical Data: Frequency Distributions and Histograms
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Sections 3.1-3.3 Lesson 3.1-3.3 Lesson PPT
Chapter 3.4 - Displaying Bivariate Data & Time Plots
Chapter 3.5 - Interpreting Results of Statistical Analysis
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Sections 3.4 -3.5 Lesson PPT
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Atlantic Article: Why People Loot
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Aug 27: Test Review (HW #8 DUE by Sept 3)
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HW #8 ANSWERS
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Week 5 - Sept 1 - 8: Test Week!
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Sept. 9th & 10th: TEST #1 Chapters 1 -3
Chapter 4 Numerical Methods for Describing Data
Chapter 4.1 - Describing the Center of Data Sets
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FRAPPY #1 - Question
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Answer - Sample FRAPPY
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Audio HW - Hidden Brain - Why FACTS don't always Change Minds (LINK) Review by Oct 12th
Chapter 4.2 & 4.3 - Describing Variability of Data Sets: IQR & Standard Deviation; Summarizing Data Sets: Box Plots
Chapter 4.4 & 4.5 - Interpreting Center & Variability: Normal Distributions, z Scores, the Empirical Rule, Chebyshev's Rule
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Section 4.4 & 4.5 Lesson PPT
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Assessing Normality: Normal Probability Plots
Oct 5 - Oct 9: Week 6 (finish Chapter 4)
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TEST #1: Answers (available after test)
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Oct 14: Review or REWARD Day
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Oct 15: QUIZ #3
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Oct 16: Chapter 4 (cont.);
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FRAPPY Scoring Guide
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Note: End of first 6-Weeks
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Fisher's Z Distribution - 1924 paper
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Practice Normal Distribution
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What are degrees of freedom? (Video)
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Article for degrees of freedom
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Before P-Diddy there was Pafnuty:
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Video on Chebyshev's Theorem
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Chapter 5 Summarizing Bivariate Data
Chapter 5.1 - Correlation & the correlation coefficient (r)
Chapter 5.2 - Linear Regression: Fitting a Line to Bivariate Data (LSRL)
Chapter 5.3 - Assess the Fit of a Line (How good is the LSRL?)
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FRAPPY #3
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Test Review Chapters 4 & 5
Upcoming Topics
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Calculating normalcdf on TI-84
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TI-84 Calculator TIPS
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NCTM Applet for Linear Regression**
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Linear Regression 1: Why is it called "Least Squares" regression line?
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Linear Regression 2: Centroid, Predicting r and slope
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** Must use Mozilla (Firefox) to support Applet**
October Notes
Nov. & Dec. Notes
Chapter 5 Bivariate Data (cont.)
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Residual Plots: Video
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Oct 10: Chapter 5 - Residuals & Coefficient. of Deter.
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Oct 20: Test Review WS
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Calculate r by hand: Video
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Oct 15: Test Review
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Using Stats to Inform: NRA & Gun Control
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Oct 27: Finish Missed topics & Test Review
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Test 2 Review ANSWERS
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Oct 30: TEST 2 - Chapters 4 & 5+
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Video of the Census: Census at RISK
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Extension: Intro to transforming Non-linear data for regression by C Olsen (PDF)
Chapter 6 Probability
Chapter 6.1 - Chance Experiments & Events
Chapter 6.2 - Definition of Probability
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Probability of Success in College: 25 Colleges with Best Retention Rates
Chapter 6.3 - Basic Properties of Probability
Chapter 6.4 - Conditional Probability
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Oct 23: Intro to Probability
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Oct 25: Probability (cont.)
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Stat Trek: Video on Probability
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Video: Rules for Probability
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Video of the Census: Census at RISK
Oct 28- Nov 1: RED/White Week
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Oct 31: Chapter 6 - Probability (cont.)
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NOV 2: Chapter 6 (cont.) Conditional Probability
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Intro to Bayes' Theorem
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Pumpkin Launch...see details
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Calculator HELP: Stats Tips for TI-84
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Problems with Replication of Scientific Studies (Audio Files - BBC Feb, 2017)
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Nov 1: Voting Disinformation
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Nov ?? - Review/REWARD Day
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Nov 8: Finish Probability 6.3-6.5
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Nov 14/15: Test Review HW 25 & Practice MC Questions: Sets1-3
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TR & Practice Questions: Answers
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Nov 19/20: Chapter 6+ TEST (HW Notebook DUE)
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Nov 22: Polling Project Due
Chapter 7 Random Variables
Chapter 7.1 - Random Variables
Chapter 7.2 - Discrete Random Variables
Chapter 7.3 - Continuous Random Variables
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Lesson - Random Variables 7.1 & 7.2
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Variables vs. Random variables? See here for more.. or this short video overview
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Dr. Nic describes random variables
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Lesson - Continuous Random Variables 7.3
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Random variables and sample spaces
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What is the Margin of Error in polling? PEW Link
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Nov 28: Chapter 7 Notation
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Dec 2: Probability Distributions Sec 7.3 & 7.4
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Dec 4: Binomial Distributions
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Dec 6: Binomial/Geometric Settings & Distributions
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DEC ?: Chapter 7.5 Binomial Distributions
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Semester Review & Chapter 7
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Review ANSWERS
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Random Variables- Another resource
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Link to Steps for Research Design
Additional Future Topics:
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Understanding p-values
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Understanding Null Hypothesis Testing
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Understanding Type I vs Type II Errors
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Understanding Remember these concepts? - Composition of Functions & Inverses
