AP STATISTICS
REVISED
2015–2016
Note: You may access the chapter text and homework assignments at bit.ly/textCh4
Chapter 4: Designing Studies
Date
Activities
Activity: Sampling from The Federalist Papers
Thursday
4.1a Sampling and Surveys
October 15
Read pp. 209–213
Friday
4.1b Random Sampling Methods
October 16
Read pp. 213–220
Monday
4.1c More about Sampling
October 19
Read pp. 221–227
Tuesday
Begin 4.2 Experiments
October 20
Read pp. 234–239
Wednesday
Continue 4.2 Experiments
October 21
Read pp. 239–251
Thursday
Finish 4.2 Experiments
October 22
Quiz over Section 4.1
Activity: Distracted Driving
Friday
Using studies wisely
October 23
Read pp. 251–255
Monday
Student Holiday
October 26
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday
Review / FRAPPY!
October 27
Wednesday
Test: Chapter 4
October 28
Homework
HW #23: p. 229 (1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10)
HW #24: p. 230 (11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19)
HW #25: p. 231 (21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 31, 33, 35)
HW #26: p. 233 (37–42) AND
p. 259 (45, 47, 48, 49, 50)
HW #27: p. 259 (51, 53, 55, 57, 58, 61)
HW #28: p. 261 (64, 67, 68, 69, 71)
HW #29: p. 262 (75, 77, 79, 83, 85)
START STUDYING!!!
p. 278 Chapter 4 Review Exercises
p. 279 Chapter 4 AP Statistics Practice Test
HW #30: p. 282 Cumulative AP Practice Test 1
DUE Monday, November 2 (worth 9 pts formative)
4.1 Samples and Surveys
 IDENTIFY the population and sample in a statistical study.
 IDENTIFY voluntary response samples and convenience samples. EXPLAIN how these sampling methods can lead to bias.
 DESCRIBE how to obtain a random sample using slips of paper, technology, or a table of random digits.
 DISTINGUISH a simple random sample from a stratified random sample or cluster sample. Give the advantages and
disadvantages of each sampling method.
 EXPLAIN how undercoverage, nonresponse, question wording, and other aspects of a sample survey can lead to bias.
4.2 Experiments
 DISTINGUISH between an observational study and an experiment.
 EXPLAIN the concept of confounding.
 IDENTIFY the experimental units, explanatory and response variables, and treatments in an experiment.
 EXPLAIN the purpose of comparison, random assignment, control, and replication in an experiment.
 DESCRIBE a completely randomized design for an experiment.
 DESCRIBE the placebo effect and the purpose of blinding in an experiment.
 INTERPRET the meaning of statistically significant in the context of an experiment.
 EXPLAIN the purpose of blocking in an experiment. DESCRIBE a randomized block design or a matched pairs design
for an experiment.