AP Statistics

Instructor:  Joyce Smart

Logan High School

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AP Statistics Syllabus

Based on The Practice of Statistics by Yates, Moore, Starnes, 4^th Ed, 2012

(Referred to as TPS4E in syllabus)

This Mrs. Smart’s first year using the 4^th Edition. Things will change. Constantly.

Chapter Title	Concepts
Chapter 1: Exploring Data	Analyzing categorical data, displaying quantitative data with graphs and numbers.
Chapter 2: Modeling Distributions of Data	Describing location in a distribution, normal distributions.
Chapter 3: Describing Relationships	Scatterplots and Correlation, least-squares regression
Chapter 4: Designing Studies	Sampling and surveys, experiments, using studies wisely.
Chapter 5: Probability: What are the Chances?	Randomness, probability, and simulation. Probability rules, conditional probability and independence.
Chapter 6: Random Variables	Discrete and continuous random variables. Transforming and combining random variables. Binomial and geometric random variables.
Chapter 7: Sampling Distributions	What is a sampling distribution? Sample proportions and sample means.
Chapter 8: Estimating with Confidence	The basics of confidence intervals, estimating a population proportion and a population mean.
Chapter 9: Testing a Claim	The basics of significance tests. Tests for population proportions and population means.
Chapter 10: Comparing Two Populations or Groups	Comparing two proportions. Comparing two means.
Chapter 11: Inference for Distributions of Categorical Data	Chi-Square goodness-of-fit tests. Inference for relationships.
Chapter 12: More about Regression	Inference for linear regression. Transforming to achieve linearity
Review Unit	Changes from year to year