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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Wednesday = Study

**AP Exam Registration forms are DUE FRIDAY** DON'T FORGET!

Tonight's Homework:  

1.) Complete the "Statistic or Parameter?" worksheet (last night's homework), now also adding the correct notation/symbol for each. BE SURE TO HAVE THIS DONE....

2.) STUDY! Tomorrow we will start class with a short (10 minute) quiz about sampling...
  • Practice Quiz:
    • Complete these questions on separate paper
    • Pay attention to detail, wording, etc.--be specific
    • Check your answers (grade yourself) below! 
    • Tomorrow's quiz will look verrrrry similar to this!


  • Practice Quiz KEY:
  • Want more practice? Grab your textbook....
    • Complete p. 289-290, a-e for 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 (and check in the back of the book) 


Today's Class Recap:
  • Stamp = more practice identifying sample, sampling frame, population, parameter of interest, sampling method
  • We will have a unit test on "methods of data collection," including experimental design, on Friday 2/1
  • AP Registration forms due Friday!
  • More Chapter 12 Intro Notes: Sampling (lots of vocab)
    • 3 parts to chapter 12:
      • Sampling: What is it? Why do we do it? (Tues/Weds)
      • Collecting Samples: HOW--types of sampling methods (Thurs/Fri/Mon)
      • Potential Problems with Samples: Bias (Tues/Weds/Thurs)
    • Statistics v. Parameters (what's the difference?)
    • Statistics v. Parameters (notation/symbols)
    • Sampling Vocabulary:
      • Sampling Variability
      • Sample Size (not based on the size of the population!)
    • What does it mean for a sample to be random? (A only)
      • Definition of random (events) (A only)

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