Statistics Through Applications – Ms. Malesa

Course Overview

This course is designed for the advanced mathematics student. The goal of the course is to get students ready for AP Statistics or a Statistics course at the college level. Topics include organizing data, producing data, probability, and inference.

Materials

Each student is expected to bring a notebook (with pockets or a separate folder), pencil, textbook, and a calculator to class each day. The recommended calculator for this class a Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 Plus.

Homework

Homework will be assigned and checked on a daily basis. You may be given time in class to begin assignments. A homework grade of 100% will be averaged with your grades. Any missed assignment will result in five points being deducted from your homework average. An assignment is considered complete when ALL problems are attempted.

Grades

Each unit will include one or more quizzes and a unit exam. Your quarter average is determined as follows: 50% - Tests, 30% - Quizzes and graded assignments, and 20% - Homework. Your final grade is determined by averaging the four- quarter grades and the final assessment. The opportunity for extra credit exists after every unit test. 20% of the missed points (out of 100%) will be given back to you if you follow the ENTIRE test correction procedure, which is as follows:

·  Turn in your original test.

·  On a separate piece of paper:

1.  Rewrite the question.

2.  Rewrite your answer.

3.  Tell me exactly what you did wrong.

4.  Do the problem correctly.

Absences from class, for any reason, will result in work that must be made up. If you are absent for one day, and miss a test or quiz, you will take the test on the day you return. If you are absent for more than one day, it is your responsibility to see that the missed test or quiz is made up within 5 days or a zero will be assigned.

Class Rules

The following actions will result in detention after school and/or administrative action:

·  Cutting a class.

·  Being disrespectful towards others.

·  Using inappropriate language.

Extra Help

Extra help is available before school, after school and during off periods on a daily basis.

If there are any questions about the above procedures, or if during the school year other concerns arise, please call me at 926-1720 ext 2214 OR email at

Please review the above rules and procedures with your child and have them return this form to me signed tomorrow. Have a wonderful year!!!

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Statistics Applications Course Overview
This course is designed for the advanced mathematics student. The goal of the course is to get students ready for AP Statistics or a Statistics course at the college level. Topics include organizing data, producing data, probability, and inference. We will be looking at topics in the AP Book, but with less rigor.

Part I - Producing Data

Unit 1 - How Do We Get "Good" Data?

1.1 - Where Do Data Come from?

1.2 - Measuring

1.3 - Do the Numbers make Sense?

Stats Unit 1 Notes.pdf

Unit 2 - Sampling and Surveys

2.1 - Samples, Good and Bad

2.2 - What do Samples tell Us?

2.3 - Sample Surveys in the Real World

Stats chp 2 notes.pdf

Part II - Organizing Data

Unit 4 - Describing Distributions

4.1 - Graphs, Good and Bad

4.2 - Displaying Distributions with Graphs

4.3 - Describing Distributions with Numbers

StatsUnit 4 Notes.pdf

Unit 5 - The Normal Distributions and Government Statistics

5.1 - Normal Distributions

5.2 - The Consumer Price Index and Government Statistics

Chapter 5 Notes-Stats.pdf

Unit 6 - Describing Relationships

6.1 - Scatterplots and Correlations

6.2 - Regression, Prediction, and Causation

Chapter 6 Notes.pdf

Part III - Chance

Unit 7 - Chance and Probability

7.1 - Thinking about Chance

7.2 - Probability Models

Chapter 7 Notes.pdf

Unit 8 - Simulation and Expected Values

8.1 - Simulation

8.2 - Expected values

Chapter 8 Notes.pdf

Part IV - Inference

Unit 10 (AP Book) - Introduction to Inference

10.1 - What is a Confidence interval?

10.2 - What is a Significance Test?

10.3 - Use and Abuse of Statistical Inference

Unit 10 AP Notes.pdf

Unit 9 (Green Book) - Inference with Sample Parameters

9.1 - Confidence Intervals

9.2 - Significance Test

Unit 9 Stats Notes.pdf