AP Statistics Welcome back! We live in an information society; raw data, graphs, charts, rates, percentages, probabilities, averages, forecasts, and trend lines are an inescapable part of our everyday lives. It is hard to pick up a newspaper without finding an article in which a recent study makes a claim about the effect of a food product on people’s health. Studies in which people who ate oatmeal had lower cholesterol than those who did not might suggest that those with high cholesterol would be wise to eat oatmeal. In AP Statistics, we learn to examine the details of the study to see if a true experiment was conducted with subjects randomly assigned to treatments, and whether other factors were involved. Other factors include questioning whether the oatmeal really lowered cholesterol or whether the subjects ate oatmeal instead of eating four fried eggs! Would eating cornflakes have had the same effect? Is oatmeal the factor, or is it the change from a high cholesterol breakfast? Syllabus et al • • • • • • This class moves at a very fast pace We have less than 70 days before the AP exam Everyone is expected to take the AP exam Read the syllabus and learn the contents Fill out the information sheet Sign the contract and take it home to have your parents sign it as well Is bread a health hazard? Overview of Course • We will complete Ch 1-12 before the AP exam on May 9, 2014 • We will have a final culminating end of the year research project after the AP exam • You will have an assigned video, reading and homework problems to complete every night • There will NOT be a lot of lecture time in class – you are expected to be prepared for class BEFORE you enter each day! The Game of Greed • Stand up everyone! • Roll a die twice and add the numbers. • That is everyone’s score. Like it? Sit down and keep that as your score. • Want more? Roll the die again! • IF it is a 2, all standing have a score of 0. Sit – you lose. Otherwise, add it to your score. • You can sit and keep the new score or you can keep going! • Round ends when all students are seated. • Game concludes at the end of 5 rounds. Good luck! Electronics in the Classroom • There will be many occasions, like right now, where you are encouraged to use your cell phones or devices in class. • DO NOT ABUSE THIS PRIVILEDGE! • Unless I specifically give you permission or you have already spoken to me about the use of your device, do not take it out. • Charging them in my room = mine until June. (No, I am not kidding.)