Search This Blog

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Tuesday, September 30

Yo yo yo! So today in class we started our "Standardizing SAT Scores" computer lab. The worksheet provided guides you through the mathematical processes, and then you must (1 - 2 pages) summarize what your statistical findings mean to you, as you apply to different schools. This write up/lab will be due on Friday, and counts as a 45 point assignment toward your "Projects" grade. It's a big deal, but not too difficult--take advantage, and boost your grade with an A.

Tomorrow in class (Wed., Oct. 1) we'll work on a review packet for chapter 6 and go over homework. We'll have our Chapter 6 quiz on Friday; it'll consist of 12-ish multiple choice questions on the chapter and 2 AP problems (cumulative--cover anything we've studied thus far).

Thursday we'll tie up any loose ends with chapter 6 and potentially begin looking at bivariate data.

Quiz Friday.

Weekend homework: read chapter 7. Take notes if you like (there will be an open-note reading quiz on Monday).

Also, don't forget--TOMORROW'S THE AFTER SCHOOL, EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT. BE THERE!

Monday, September 29, 2008

Monday, Sept. 29 HW

Page 126:

29 - 37 (odd)
41, 43, 45, 47

Thursday, September 25, 2008

9/24, 9/25 HW

Sorry I slacked yesterday and didn't get the homework up. It was a long, math filled afternoon and I didn't find myself at a computer--but I'll be sure to stay on top of things from here on out.

So your homework was as follows:
Wednesday: Chapter 6 Exercises, 1-11 (odd)
Thursday: Chapter 6 Exercises, 15 - 27 (odd).

Cake.

Tomorrow we'll do some analysis using standardization and SAT scores. And remember, next Wednesday is our after school/extra credit day. Be there. For real.

I found this new site--it'll be in the links section. It's an organization that looks at different statistics in the news and analyzes them mathematically. Check it out!

http://stats.org/

Friday, September 19, 2008

Friday, Sept. 19

Sooooo....today in class we finished up our first exam and began a graphing calculator exploration, looking into the effects of transformations on a set of data. This will serve as the basis for our class discussion on Monday.

Your homework for the weekend: finish the graphing calculator investigation, as well as your 2 AP Problems (PART OF YOUR TEST GRADE!!!!!!). Remember, we already did the "Flexibility Rating" problem, so don't do it again! Also, your homework Monday night will be to read chapter 6. It's a longer/tougher chapter, so I definitely recommend getting a head start if you have the time. Of course we'll have a reading quiz, and it'll be open notes if you choose to take them. I would.

Last order of business--if you're ever reading an article online or in a newspaper/magazine/whatever, and it has to do with Stats, bring it in! Or, if you see some data that's particularly interesting to you, bring it in! If it fits with what we're doing in class, I'll definitely use it as the basis for our practice problems/outline, which will make our class more relevant to current issues and hopefully even more interesting! It helps me out too!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

New Link, Homework Wednesday, Sept. 17

I added a new link for an AP STat practice test; it'll be more useful as the year goes on.

Your homework for tonight is to STUDY! Remember, we have our chapter(s) 2-5 "Quest" tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Uploaded stuff!

I'm working on a site in conjunction with the blog--it'll be used to post our class notes and any other attachments. You can find it at:

http://classjump.com/ehhsapstat/

Or use the link on the right.

Homework and Such

Remember, the problem set assigned on Tuesday, Sept. 9 is due tomorrow! And we added 2 questions--19 and 35.

I noticed a lot of people are curious about writing answers. Check it out:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/courses/teachers_corner/37152.html

We have our chapter(s) 2 - 5 "Quest" this Thursday, preceeded by an after-school review on Wednesday. Also, remember this Thursday is Back to School night, so tell your parents to come in and check out your classes!

And last, I'm working on adding my powerpoint notes to this site. Once I figure out how to do so, I'll get on that.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Comments

One thing--check out people's comments if they leave them. And leave your own! If you have questions, here's a good place to ask. I'll write a response ASAP, and it's then there for everyone to see. And don't worry, your post can be anonymous if you like! There's already been one good question about center vs. spread.

Some Stuff

So, the poll turned out with 8 people liking Statistics and 7 "getting there." And 0 saying they hate it! Woooo! Of course this poll had an inherent bias called voluntary response bias--only those students who actually visited the blog and felt like voting were counted as data. One may think that students who hate the class avoid this blog altogether, and thus are not included in my results. This is a topic we'll be discussing in the future!

On a non-Statistics related note, you should cop the new Gym Class Heroes album. Highly recommend it; it's rap, but with an actual band, and the songs are all over the musical spectrum. Or, if you're into the more acoustic/pop side of things, check out a guy named Eric Hutchinson. If you don't like that and you're into some R and Bish stuff, check out Estelle. That cd's hot too. And if you like really heavy stuff, check out a band called Underoath. But only if you like screaming. Last, if you get real soft/in touch with your sensitive side, get the Sara Bareilles album--and she's even better live (and coming to Hartford November 5!).

Rock the vote on the new poll.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Thursday, Sept. 11 HW

This assignment is due Tuesday. That gives you 13 questions due Tuesday and 10 due Monday. If you think about it, that's a little less than 5 questions a day. Do five questions in the morning or at lunch real quick. This assignment won't be bad at all. One key thing with AP and in the future, college, is to get work done ahead of time. Don't leave these problem sets for the night before, that's when this course becomes overwhelming. If you take it a little at a time, it's much easier to swallow.

Anyway, here's the problems:

Page 91 (Due Tuesday)
3,5,9,11,13,17, 21,23,29,33,41,43,47.................Do 41 and 43 with your calculator!

Tuesday/Wednesday September 9/10

Tuesday, Sept. 9 Homework: Complete the chapter 4 exercises (page 64) 17,19,25, 31, 39, 41.

Wednesday, Sept. 10 Homework: Complete the AP problem regarding flexibility ratings (handed out in class) as well as the two distrubution problems (handed out in class). These will be collected and graded as an "AP Project."

DUE MONDAY: Graded homework worth 10 points (that's a lot more than usual homework, so do it!)

Page 16: 22, 26
Page 36: 8, 10, 22, 38
Page 64: 14, 24, 26, 34

Monday, September 8, 2008

New Link

Yo.

I added a new link that offers tutorials of various AP Stat topics; for instance, if you're one of those people unfamiliar to stem and leaf plots, this can walk you through the topic and ask a "quiz question" at the end! It's pretty incredibly helpful, so check it out!

Monday, Sept. 8 HW

Your homework for tonight is as follows: chapter 4 exercises (page 65), number 3 - 15 (odd).

Cake.

Friday, September 5, 2008

HW: Thurs, Sept 4 and Fri, Sept 5

Thursday: Complete problems 27,33,37 from chapter 3 (testing independence with contingency tables)

Friday: Read and take notes on Chapter 4. Your notes will be counted as a homework assignment...and you may have a reading quiz Monday morning.

And last, WE SCRAPPED THE CONTEXT PROJECT! I feel we've discussed this enough in class and don't want to dedicate any more time to the topic as we have much bigger and better things to discuss!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Wednesday, September 3 HW

Homework: page 36, numbers 5,7,9,11,15,19,21,23

I added a link to a good AP review site as well as to some cheap AP review guides if you're interested in buying one. Check it out son.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Homework: September 2, 2008

Read chapter 3. Please. And, quiz tomorrow--defining context (chapter 2).