AP STATISTICS
2015–2016
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Chapter 7: Sampling Distributions
Date
Activities
Tuesday
Welcome Back!
January 5
Activity: German Tank Problem
Wednesday 7.1 Sampling Distributions
January 6
Read pp. 424–435
Thursday
7.2 Sampling Distribution of a Sample Proportion
January 7
Read pp. 440–446
Friday
Quiz 7.1
January 8
Excellence Awards: Juniors in 2nd, Seniors in 3rd
7.3 Sampling Distribution of a Sample Mean
Monday
Activity: Penny for Your Thoughts
January 11
Read pp. 451–460
Tuesday
Finish 7.3 / Review
January 12
Wednesday
Review / FRAPPY!
January 13
Thursday
Test: Chapter 7
January 14
Homework
HW #46: p. 436 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19)
HW #47: p. 437 (10, 12, 21–24),
p. 447 (27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39)
HW #46 due
HW #47 due
HW #48: p. 448 (41, 43–46),
p. 461 (49–57 odd, 58, 61, 63 65–68)
p. 466 Chapter Review Exercises
HW #48 due
p. 468 Chapter 7 AP Statistics, Practice Test
7.1 What Is a Sampling Distribution?
 DISTINGUISH between a parameter and a statistic.
 USE the sampling distribution of a statistic to EVALUATE a claim about a parameter.
 DISTINGUISH among the distribution of a population, the distribution of a sample, and the sampling distribution of a
statistic.
 DETERMINE whether or not a statistic is an unbiased estimator of a population parameter.
 DESCRIBE the relationship between sample size and the variability of a statistic.
7.2 Sample Proportions
 FIND the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a sample proportion. CHECK the 10% condition
before calculating the standard deviation of the sample proportions.
 DETERMINE if the sampling distribution of sample proportions is approximately Normal.
 If appropriate, use a Normal distribution to CALCULATE probabilities involving a sample proportion.
7.3 Sample Means
 FIND the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a sample mean. CHECK the 10% condition before
calculating the standard deviation of a sample mean.
 EXPLAIN how the shape of the sampling distribution of a sample mean is affected by the shape of the population
distribution and the sample size.
 If appropriate, use a Normal distribution to CALCULATE probabilities involving sample means.