AP Statistics
Mrs. LaPlaca
Final Project
Final Project:
AP Statistics Final Project
Work with a Partner (two people)
One project will be done by you and your partner.
Final Exam Grade (10% of overall grade)
o Half – Final Exam (Tuesday, May 19)
o Half – Final Project
• Project must reflect material we have studied in Chapters 1 through 14
covered during the school year.
• The sampling, exploratory data analysis and inference procedures
discussed in class must be included in the project.
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Final Project components: (all must be typed)
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Written proposal (due Friday, May 29th)
Sampling technique explanation (due Thursday, June 4th)
Data Set from sampling technique (due Tuesday, June 9th)
Project Write-Up (due Friday, June 12th)
Poster Presentation (due Tuesday, June 16th)
Details of Components:
1. Written proposal (due Friday, May 29th)
• Formal write-up (full sentences)
o USE BULLET POINTS (I love them)
o I may reject your idea due to a variety of reasons:
 It is not feasible in the amount of time left in the
school year.
 The topic is already being covered.
 The sampling technique cannot be done or is not
feasible.
• A question about a topic of interest that you and your
partner will attempt to answer/draw conclusions about.
• Identify a testable hypothesis or parameter you wish to
estimate.
o Must be one of the following:
 Significance Test
 Confidence Interval
 Regression Analysis (significance test too)
• Fully name the test/interval you plan to carry out.
• Identify your audience
o This will be whom you are able to draw a conclusion about.
o Do not generalize your findings to a wider audience than
your sample data allows.
• Write a null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis in
words and mathematical symbols.
2. Sampling technique explanation
• You MAY NOT collect data until I have approved this.
o If you are sampling PHS students:
 I might reject your idea
 You MUST use MY form for asking the questions to
PHS students.
 You can NOT force anyone to participate.
 Sampling students is dicey so I have to manage how
much of this is going on in the building.
• Your sample(s) must be collected.
o Collected data will be more time consuming than you think
so MANAGE your time.
• Sample size must be more than 30.
• It must be collected as a simple random sample (SRS)
• You will need a formal write-up using statistical
vocabulary that thoroughly describes your method of
sampling.
o Use the random digit table.
o Use your graphing calculator.
• Pay attention to issues with your sampling technique.
If I find an issue, I may let it go because I expect you to
discuss the bias/issue in your write-up.
3. Data Set from sampling technique (Have as an
excel file)
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A 1-sample test = One data set of 30 or more.
A paired test = Two data sets of 30 or more that will be combined
into one data set.
A 2-sample test = Two data set of 30 or more.
4. Project Write-Up
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To be discussed when we get closer to the due date.
5. Poster Presentation
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To be discussed when we get closer to the due date.
Example Questions:
• Groups can NOT do the same project/question or
use the same data
• What is the average age of the members of Congress?
• Does it take more than 250 licks to get to the center of a
Tootsie Pop?
• Who takes longer to get ready for school- freshmen girls
or senior girls?
• Do female drivers talk on cell phones while driving more
than male drivers?
• Who tips better at a restaurant- men or women?
• Do Chips Ahoy cookies have more chocolate chips than
the generic brand cookies?