welcome to ap stats! ms. matthews
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What is Statistics?TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to AP Stats! Ms. Matthews What is Statistics?
Statistics: Science of learning from data This includes collecting
and interpreting! This is not your typical math course
This is not your typical math course!You will not really calculate
things by hand, instead think about their meanings! Prerequisites:
A passing grade in Algebra II Course Expectations: TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF:If you find that you are having difficulty at ANY time,
please talk to your teacher. Course Expectations: TAKE CARE OF EACH
OTHER:Allow everyone to learn and work in this classroom.Respect
others and help when asked. Course Expectations: TAKE CARE OF THIS
PLACE:There is to be NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE CLASSROOM FOR ANY
REASON. No music devices, headphones, cell phones, hats, sunglasses
or cosmetic products are permitted in the classroom. The item(s)
will be confiscated. REQUIRED MATERIALS:Each student is to come
prepared for class and bring the following materials EVERY DAY: A
3-ring binder A spiral notebook, glue stick/tape, highlighters,
colored pencils, scissors (due Tuesday) TI-83, TI-84, or the TI-89
GRADES:Your grade will be based on the following:
Homework/Notes 30% Quizzes/Free Response 5% Projects/Activities 15%
Tests % Grade scale: 98% & up A+ 83-87% B 68-72% C- 93-97% A
80-82% B- 67% D
90-92% A % C+ 66% & belowF 88-89% B % C ATTENDANCE: AP Stats
covers a considerable amount of material
ATTENDANCE: AP Stats covers a considerable amount of
material.Please note the following: Attendance is very important.If
you are absent on a day of a new lesson, you are responsible for
making up the notes and homework before the chapter test.If you are
absent on a review day, you are expected to do the review on your
own and take the test on test day. ATTENDANCE: AP Stats covers a
considerable amount of material
ATTENDANCE: AP Stats covers a considerable amount of
material.Please note the following: If you are absent on a test day
you must make it up within 2 days (during after school tutorial or
during a free block).This is your responsibility to schedule a time
to make up a missed test with your teacher. ATTENDANCE: AP Stats
covers a considerable amount of material
ATTENDANCE: AP Stats covers a considerable amount of
material.Please note the following: Homework and tests will receive
NO credit if the absence is unexcused (not cleared through the
attendance office). HOMEWORK/NOTES: Work is to be done on a
separate sheet of paper. See back page for homework expectations.
HOMEWORK/NOTES: Homework will be collected daily.It must be
complete AND every problem correct to receive full credit.Spiral
reviews are given after each test and are due the day of the next
test.Spiral reviews count as 2 homework assignments. EXAMPLE
HOMEWORK/NOTES:
Late work is not accepted without a pass.You will be given 2 passes
in the beginning. No work will be accepted after the chapter test.
EXAMPLE HOMEWORK/NOTES: You will be creating an interactive
notebook during the class.It will be graded on review days for the
unit. QUIZZES/FREE RESPONSES:
Some days students will complete a quiz or a previous released Free
Response Question at the beginning of class based on the material
they have learned. When students take the quiz or FR with their
assigned groups, only one will be selected from the group to be
graded. Each student in the group will receive the score of the one
that is graded. QUIZZES/FREE RESPONSES:
If you are ABSENT or LATE you cannot make up the quiz.At the end of
the term, the 3 lowest scores will be dropped.
PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES:
Throughout the course there will be some projects and
activities.Some of the projects will be done in groups, in pairs,
or individually.It is important to come to class on activity days
because they cannot be made up. Late projects will be worth 50% off
if they are one class day late.Beyond that, they will not be
accepted. TESTS: There will only be two tests per term.These tests
are in the format of an AP test and are cumulative.The grades will
be curved on the AP grading scale ONLY if you complete test
corrections during a tutorial. TESTS: It is very important to
prepare for the test by studying:
Re work homework problems Read through your notes Do the review
tests Review Quizzes and FRQ Go to tutorials Do the cumulative
reviews Go to VIEWING GRADES ONLINE: Grades may be viewed
online
VIEWING GRADES ONLINE: Grades may be viewed online. They will be
updated after each chapter test. To view grades online, please
refer to the following instructions. Go to Under Staff, select
Directory. Select your teachers name Select Visit Website, and
navigate to Grades.Enter your students ID number. Please see me to
make an appointment if you need extra help.
Charlotte Matthews (619) Things about me: I have a bachelors in
Math and a masters in Education I work a lot, and expect you to as
well I love teaching math I love music I teach AP Statistics
&Geometry Things about the Classroom:
I will be using PowerPoints almost daily Calendar and agenda are in
the back If you get an A on a test, your name goes up on the
superstars board! There will be notes and HW daily I will only
answer 2 HW questions the next day You will work in groups Why
group work? 5% 10% 20% 30% 50% 75% 90% Bathroom Rules: You cannot
go until after the notes are done
If someone is gone you cannot go When you come back return the pass
to me Things NOT to do: Your phone is not a calculator
Ipods should not be used! Things NOT to do: Cheat Things NOT to do:
Say I will do this homework later Things NOT to do: Put your head
down on your desk Things NOT to do: Not come prepared to class
Things NOT to do: Go through my things without permission Things
NOT to do: Not be in dress code Things NOT to do: Say I dont want
to sit here What I like to see: Positive Attitude Helping others by
explaining! Not having to personally invite you to work Having fun
while learning Let's Begin! Preliminary Chapter What is Statistics?
4 main themes: (compare graphs and numbers) I. Exploring data
II. Sampling & Experimentation (collect data) III. Anticipating
Patterns (Probability and Simulation) IV.Statistical Inference
(Make conclusions) Last Years Profits Last Years Profits
Population: Entire group of interest Sample: Representation of
subjects from the population Where do you get good data?
Available Data: Data that was produced in the past, can be good or
bad! Census: When you survey everyone in the population of interest
Survey: Questionnaire designed to gauge public opinion and predict
what the population believes Observational Study: Dont interfere
with the individuals, no treatment applied.Includes surveys.
Ex.What percent of students have cell phones? Experiment: Do
something to the individuals, apply a treatment (doesnt have to be
a drug) Ex.Can sleeping for 8hrs increase your GPA? Cause and
Effect: Only experiments because a treatment was applied in a
controlled environment. Example #1: I want to know if Steele Canyon
students like school.How can I find out? Survey if they wash
hands
Example #2: Do people wash their hands every time after going to
the bathroom?Design an observation. Survey if they wash hands Watch
to see if they wash their hands If they exercise, prior health
concerns, how much they drink
Example #3:In adults, moderate use of alcohol is associated with
better health.Some studies suggest that drinking wine rather than
beer or spirits yields added health benefits. a. How would you
determine if wine caused better health than beer? Experiment.Assign
people into a drinking wine, beer, hard liquor, or no alcohol
group. b. What else could influence your results?What are some
examples that could influence health that should be considered? If
they exercise, prior health concerns, how much they drink Data
Analysis: Organizing, displaying, summarizing data and asking
questions. Individuals: Objects described by a set of data.Can be
people, animals, things Variables: Characteristic of an individual.
Categorical Variables:
Places an individual into one of several groups or categories
(favorite color, ethnicity) Quantitative Variables: Takes numerical
values for which arithmetic operations (like adding) make sense.
(age, height, weight) categorical categorical quantitative
quantitative quantitative
Example #4:For each of the following variables, state whether it is
categorical or quantitative: Whether a penny lands on heads or
tails The color of a Reeses Pieces candy Number of calories in a
fast food meal The life expectancy of a nation Amount of college
fees The weight of an automobile Who people voted for in the
election categorical categorical quantitative quantitative
quantitative quantitative categorical Where did the data come
from?
When given data, what should you ask yourself? W5HW Who: What: Why:
When: Where: How: By Whom: Individuals variables purpose How old is
the data? Where did the data come from? How did they gather the
data? Who gathered the data? Example #5Here is a small part of a
data set that describes the fuel economy (in miles per gallon) of
2004 model motor vehicles: a.Answer the key questions (who, what,
why, when, where, how, and by whom). Who: vehicles What:Make and
Model, vehicle type, transmission type, # of cylinders, City MPG,
Highway MPG a.Answer the key questions (who, what, why, when,
where, how, and by whom).
Why:Compare MPG in different cars When:? Where:? How:? By whom:? b.
Which variables are categorical?Quantitative?
Make and Model, Vehicle type, transmission type Quantitative: # of
cylinders, City MPG, Highway MPG c. Can you assume that manual
transmissions always have better mpg
c.Can you assume that manual transmissionsalways have better
mpg?Explain. No, Not enough data collected.Only one manual
transmission in the list! Distribution: The values the variables
take and how often it takes these values Mean: Average value.Add up
numbers and divide by # of values Mode: Most frequent value
Probability: Chance behavior that is predictable in the long run
Example #6 You are taking the AP Stats exam.A multiple choice
question is provided with answers a-e.You have no idea what the
answer is!What is the probability you guess the correct answer? 1 5
= 0.2 = 20% Statistical Inference:
Making guesses on the population given many samples from that
population. What will happen in 5 years? Example #7 When you opened
your bag of chips you were disappointed to see how empty the bag
already was.The bag said it weighed 1.5 oz.You went and measured
and discovered your bag weighed 1.45 oz. Can you say that the
company should fix their machine? No! Sample size is too small!
Keeping InterActive Notebooks in Statistics
InterActive Notebooks will be used in this class to help you learn
and remember key scientific concepts.Why does this type of notebook
work?This notebook styles uses both the right and left brain
hemispheres to help you build neural networks.By providing space
for you to record information and refer to it quickly, this too
increases your ability to remember and use the information
later.Youll also have an opportunity to interact creatively with
the new knowledge youre gaining. InterActive Notebook supplies due:
Tuesday
An 8.5 x 11 spiral notebook with at least pages (probably will need
at least 2) 2 glue sticks or scotch tape Highlighters of different
colors and/or colored pencils Pen and pencil with an eraser
Instructions See the sample below for the set-up for the first six
pages and the back.Number all pages that follow in the upper right
hand corner.Left side pages are even; right side pages are odd.
Left pages = output (even numbered pages)
The left spiral page shows your understanding of
information.Basically its your manipulation of the information from
the right side.You work with input from the right side, but present
it in your own way.This includes interacting with the book. Right
pages = input (odd numbered pages) The right page is for writing
down information you are given when your teacher lectures. In the
back = Formula sheets (labeling each formula) and Tables,
Calculator tips (inside cover) Students glue/tape in a copy of the
InterActive Instructions (left side) Students glue/tape in copy of
left-side guidelines. (right side) Notebook Title Page: Course,
Teacher, Students Name, Block (left side) Students glue/tape in a
copy of the Reflection page Rubric for first unit (right side)
Students construct a title page for the first unit of study.Title,
Graphic, Date (right side) Students glue/tape in copy of right-side
guidelines. (BACK) Glue/Tape formula sheet and Tables (7pgs) and
begin a list of calculator tips (3-4pgs) (left side) Students write
in a table of contents for the first unit. Keeping InterActive
Notebooks in Statistics:
THE LEFT SIDE The left page demonstrates your understanding of the
information from the right side of the page.You work with the input
and interact with the information in creative, unique and
individual ways.The left side incorporates and reflects how you
learn statistics as well as what you learn in statistics. What goes
on the Left Side. Output goes on the left side
What goes on the Left Side?Output goes on the left side!Left side
items include: Quizzes or FRQs Text information Analysis Writing
Reflection Writing Flowcharts Venn Diagrams Pictures that help
represent the material on the left Things to Know About the Left
Side
Every left side page gets used Always use colorIt helps the brain
learn and organize information. Statistics Keeping InterActive
Notebooks in Statistics:
THE RIGHT SIDE Interactive notebooks will be used in this class
daily to help you learn and remember important chemistry
concepts.Why do they work?This notebook style uses both the right
and left hemispheres of the brain to help you sort, categorize,
remember and creatively interact with the new knowledge you are
gaining.The more you process information the more you begin to
understand it.This leads to longer retention. What goes on the
Right Side?Input goes on the right side!
Input is all the information that you are supposed to learn.Some
examples of input are Thrilling notes Lecture Vocabulary words
Teacher questions Example questions and answers Sample problems THE
KEYS TO FANTASTIC RIGHT SIDES
Always start the page with the date and section at the top of the
page. Right sides have odd numbered pages. The right page is for
writing down information you are given in class. Write legibly.Use
highlighting and color to make important information stand out.
Keeping InterActive Notebooks in Statistics:
THE REFLECTION Toward the end of each chapter, you will be called
upon to reflect upon your work.This writing sample begins on the
left side on the notebook and continues on the right.While there is
no required length, high quality reflection uses 1-2 pages of the
notebook. Select at least 4 items that represent what you think
will be on the AP test.Reflect on the importance of these ideas and
why you would put these ideas on the test.Indicate how well you
understand these topics. 2. Indicate your overall rating of your
notebook based on the rubric.Explain why you have earned this
rating.Has your notebook improved from past notebooks? 3. What
specific study skills have you employed to be successful in this
class?What organizational strategies appear in the notebook helped
you learn the most?Elaborate. 4. What are your goals for
improvement in the next chapter?List specific areas in which you
feel you need to improve or need help improving. 5. What specific
changes would you like to see in this class?Explain. High Quality
Reflection:A high quality reflection includes your consideration of
the following in reference to your best work:what you learned from
the activity, how you learned from it, what aspects of the work
were high quality, what you would do differently in the future (and
why), what makes you proud of this particular work, what made the
activity worthwhile for you, how does this work impact your view of
the world, what information did you learn that was new to you,
etc.High quality reflection also examines your skills as a student
and as a statistician.Skills you might discuss are organization,
analysis, logic, creativity, thoroughness, accuracy of information,
ability to put new information together, understanding new
concepts, etc.Please note:Reasoning that it was fun or just that
you like it, is NOT an adequate reflection! Interactive Notebook
Notes from Class
Reminders for test, Pic to help you remember Examples Reading
comments on topics Interactive Notebook Interactive Notebook
Calculator Tips Research Project You are to research the purpose of
taking AP Statistics.If you know what you want to major in for
college, try to include this into your research.Your paper must be
typed and include examples of statistics you have found in the
newspaper, magazines, online, or in other classes. Aim for one page
of narrative and one page of figures. Purpose of Statistics
Examples of Stats in Real Life Summary of Example Organization Due
Fri, 8/28 Due Fri, 8/28 P1 Intro to Stats 4 major themes Population
vs. Sample
Getting Data Survey Census Data Analysis Individuals Variables
Observation v. Experiment Categorical v. Quantitative Distribution
Probability Statistical Inference 11 20-21 25-28 31 2-4 11, 12 13,
14, 18 24 Start Research Project Due Fri, 8/28