Q1 AP Statistics
This page contains the AP Statistics work assignments from the first quarter. Do not expect to receive any credit whatsoever for completing this work, unless you have made specific arrangements with Mr. Petto beforehand.
For current AP Statistics assignments, click on APstats in the menubar above.
Click here (or to the left on the chalkboard icon) to navigate to the LHS Google Classroom for AP Statistics. This is the principle spot for LHS AP Statistics online interaction. |
The last day to retest or submit Q1 make-up work is one week before the end of the quarter: Thursday, October 12.
Important Upcoming Events
Our AP Statistics exam will occur at noon on Thursday, May 17th (2018) — check the CollegeBoard schedule page for more information including fees & discount possibilities.
Also, The Annual Greater Cleveland APstats Review is tentatively scheduled to take place Saturday morning, tentatively May 5th at John Carroll University. It will feature presentations by experienced AP Readers on test-taking skills and key content topics. Attendance & participation should help you maximize your test score. Highly recommended!
Homework & other assignments
Bookwork (aka “homework”) should be completed by the indicated day; and should be turned in at the beginning of class on the day of each chapter test. Assignments that are to be turned in online will have a deadline time on the due date specified online. Assignments other than bookwork should be turned in on the indicated date.
Day |
Topic |
Work |
# |
8/21 | Welcome to APstats & Orientation: Generating Statistical Questions |
get textbook & initial paperwork make folder-tag |
1 |
8/22 | The Mechanics of Good Polling | read pp38-54; do P1.2-1.6 even, P1.10-1.12 all; first online poll |
2 |
8/23 | Dotplots, Histograms, & Boxplots | read pp60-63; do P1.14-1.18 even Digital Passport Assignment |
3 |
8/24 | Ogives and Timeplots | read pp69-74; do P1.28-1.32 even | 4 |
8/25 | Measuring Center | read pp 75-81;
do P1.34-1.38 even (XCO1) |
5 |
8/28 | Measuring Spread I | Special Problem 0 read pp84-88; do P1.40-1.44 even |
6 |
8/29 | Measuring Spread II | read pp90-96 do P1.46-1.50 even | 7 |
8/30 | Changing Units of Measurement | read pp103-105; do P1.64-1.70 even |
8 |
8/31 | Describing and Comparing Distributions with Numbers | catch up on homework ¿questions? | 9 |
9/1 | MCQ Practice; Chapter 1 Review | review learning targets ¿questions? | 10 |
Labor Day (long weekend) | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | ||
9/5 | AP FRQ Trade & Grade - Ch1 Review | AP FRQ 2006 #1 : bring to class !! | 11 |
9/6 | Chapter One Test | prepare for test | 12 |
9/7 | Relative Standing: z-scores and the mean |
read pp113, 116-121 do P2.2-2.8 even |
13 |
9/8 | The Normal Distribution and the Empirical Rule 68-95-99.7 |
read pp123-127, 130; do P2.14-2.20 even |
14 |
9/11 | Normal Computations: z-scores ⇄ percentiles |
read pp139-141 do P2.24, 2.26, 2.29, 2.30 |
15 |
9/12 | More Normal Calculations |
read pp142-146 do P2.32-2.36 even |
16 |
9/13 | Automating Calculation of z-scores | work on Case Closed!, p160 | 17 |
9/14 | Case Closed, HW Qs & more | complete Case Closed! p160 | 18 |
9/15 | Practice Multiple-Choice Questions | do P2.54-2.58 even | 19 |
9/18 | Review Chapter Two | FRQs-ch2 a&b and a-d re-read pp130, 157, 161-162 |
20 |
9/19 | Chapter Two Test | prepare for chapter two test | 21 |
9/20 | Comparing Funny - QCR | read pp169, 171-173, 174-179 do P3.2-3.6 even |
22 |
9/21 | Measuring Linear Association: QCR and Correlation |
do P3.8-3.10 even | 23 |
9/22 | Two Variables: Form, Direction, and Strength of a Relation |
read pp184-188, 189-193 do P3.14-3.20 even |
24 |
9/25 | Test Two Recap - HW Discussion | read pp199-203 do P3.30 & 3.32 |
25 |
9/26 | Least Squares Regression (LSR): The Coefficients | catch-up | 26 |
9/27 | LSR2: Fit & Residuals | read pp205-209 do P3.33, 3.34-3.38 even |
27 |
9/28 | LSR3: Coefficient of Determination | read pp214-218; do P3.40 & 3.42 | 28 |
9/29 | LSR4: Regression Routines, Recapitulated; begin SP3 |
read pp223-227, 233-237 do P3.44-3.48 even |
29 |
10/2 | Correlation and Regression Wisdom Work on Special Problem 3 |
complete special problem 3 (SP3 & grading rubric) |
30 |
10/3 | Chapter Three FRQ Review Targets | read pp239-242 |
31 |
10/4 | Chapter Three MCQ Practice | ø | 32 |
10/5 | Chapter Three Test | prepare for Ch3 test here are more practice MCQs also one practice FRQ and its solution |
33 |
10/6 | Transforming Curved Associations | ø | 34 |
10/9 | Exponential and Power Models | read p257, pp259-265; do P4.3 | 35 |
10/10 | Regression for Non-Linear Data Teamwork |
read pp267-275, 280-285, and 288 do P4.17 |
36 |
10/11 | [short day - SAT] 1st period only | ø | 37 |
10/12 | 38 | ||
NEOEA Day (long weekend) | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | ||
10/16 | 2-Way Tables for Categorical Data | read pp292-297 do P4.23,4.24-4.28 even |
39 |
10/17 | Simpson's Paradox | read pp299-302 do P4.30, 4.38, 4.40 |
40 |
10/18 | More Categorical Relations | catch up on homework, as needed | 41 |
10/19 | Titanic Teamwork | work on Titanic Teamwork | 42 |
10/20 | Diagraming Causality {end Q1} | work on Titanic Teamwork | 43 |
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Late work will be penalized up to 5% for each scheduled day that it is overdue. The formula used is:
\[adjusted\;score = {0.95^{days\;late}} \times original\;score\]
If events occur making it difficult or impossible to submit work on time, please discuss the matter as soon as possible and before that work is due.