AP Statistics Summer Assignment
Summer 2015
Name: ______________________________________________
Expectations for Summer Assignment
o Your solutions to the problems in this packet need to be submitted to Mr. Truong on the first day of the
school year Part 1 should be completed by the first day of your Boot Camp session.
o All work must be shown in the packet OR on a separate piece of paper that you attach to the packet.
o The BOY assessment based on work included in this packet will be counted as your first major grade in
the course. This grade will ensure that completing this packet over the summer worth your time IF you
put in the time to work on the problems to help you review for the course.
o If you have any questions, or need any help, please feel free to contact me by phone (832)-527-3360 or
email Nathan.truong@yesprep.org.
Materials Needed for the Course
Below is the list of materials that you need for the course as you will need to bring these the first day of class
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TI-Nspire Calculator*
3-Subject MEAD Spiral – It must be this brand so that a full piece of paper can fit on the page.
1 inch or 1.5 inch 3-ring Binder
Pencils
Grading Pen
Colored Pencils or Markers
Ruler or Straight Edge
Glue Stick
*Unlike PreCalculus and AP Calculus, students are able to use their calculator for all problems in AP Statistics because
you are able to use a calculator for the entirety of the AP Exam. Instruction for the course will be on the TI-Nspire.
Students who own a TI-83 or TI-84, and choose not to purchase a TI-Nspire, will be required to learn all of the functions
on their own calculator.
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Part 1 – Design: Collecting Samples and Conducting Experiments
This section needs to be completed by the first day of the AP Boot Camp.
1) Read and annotate the following excerpts from some selected published AP Statistics books.
2) Create flash cards for the following words using the excerpts from the reading.
Population
Observational
Study
Voluntary
Response Bias
Levels
Sample
Simple Random
Sample
Undercoverage
Complete
Randomized
Blocked Design
Control Group
Randomization
Stratified
Sampling
Non-response
Bias
Placebo
Matched Pairs
Design
Census
Cluster Sampling
Response Bias
Experimental
Units
Confounding
Variables
Sampling
Systematic
Sampling
Treatments
Experiment
Bias
Random
Assignment
Cause-and-Effect
Replication
Factors
3) Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper (or type your responses). Each response should be
a minimum of 3 sentences and should demonstrate in-depth thought of what you have gained from the reading.
a. Why do we need to randomize? Specifically, what does randomization eliminate, and why?
b. What is the purpose of a random sample? Discuss why we cannot always collect data on an entire
population.
c. Give a real world example of sampling with replacement versus sampling without replacement. There is
a point when sampling with or without replacement doesn’t matter due to a large sampling frame.
Discuss this concept more in detail and site specific real world examples.
d. Is taking a larger sample size always going to give you “better data?” Explain.
e. Compare and contrast the different sampling methods: simple random sample, stratified random
sample, cluster sampling, and systematic.
f. Referencing the “AP Exam Tip” on bias, discuss why the following situation could lead to bias results and
how to fix that bias.
You want to gauge student opinions on RevFoods. You decide to stand at the front of the lunch line
during 6th period lunch and survey the first 30 students who come through the line.
g. Compare and contrast an observational study versus an experiment. Which of the two can you use to
conclude a cause-and-effect relationship and why is that the case? Why can’t we always do an
experiment?
h. Create a method for you to remember how to find a factor, level, and treatments for an experimental
design. Be sure to incorporate identifying the explanatory variable, response variable, and experimental
units.
i. Explain the 3 major concepts of Experimental Design.
j. When should you use a blocked experimental method? Paired method? When using these methods,
what must be true about assigning the treatments to the experimental units?
Excerpts were taken from the following publications:
A Cartoon Guide to Statistics by Gonick and Smith. Chapter 6.
Stats: Modeling the World, Third Edition, by Bock, Velleman, and De Veaux. Chapters 11 – 13.
The Practice of Statistics, AP Edition, Fourth Edition, by Starnes, Yates, and Moore. Chapter 4.
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Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis by Peck, Olsen, Devore. Chapter 2.
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We will study methods of randomization (ie. how to use your calculator as a random number generator) in the
first unit of class.
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Blocking can be considered under the “umbrella” of controlling the experiment.
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Completely Randomized Design Examples
Blocked Design Examples
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Try this for fun-sies 
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