AP STATISTICS: Ms. Zimmerman; 2013-2014
The Practice of Statistics 4/e by Starnes, Yates, Moore
Syllabus: Unit 1
Chapter 4: Designing Studies
Date
Day
1
2
Topics
Intro, Expectations, Policies
Video: What is Statistics
4.1 Introduction, Sampling
and Surveys, How to Sample
Badly, How to Sample Well:
Random Samples
Objectives: Students will be able to…
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3
4.1 Other Sampling Methods,
Activity: Gettysburg Address
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4
4.1 Inference for Sampling,
Sample Surveys: What Can Go
Wrong? Activity: Rolling
Down the River
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5
6
4.2 Observational Studies vs.
Experiments, The Language of
Experiments, How to
Experiment Badly
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4.2 How to Experiment Well,
Three Principles of
Experimental Design
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4.2 Experiments: What Can Go
Wrong? Inference for
Experiments
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8
4.2 Blocking, Matched Pairs
Design
9
4.2 Class Experiment: Mozart
& Mazes
10
4.3 Scope of Inference, the
Challenges of Establishing
Causation
11
Chapter 4 Review
12
Chapter 4 Review
(optional, but recommended)
13
Chapter 4 Test
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Identify the population and sample in a sample
survey.
Identify voluntary response samples and
convenience samples. Explain how these bad
sampling methods can lead to bias.
Describe how to use Table D to select a simple
random sample (SRS).
Distinguish a simple random sample from a
stratified random sample or cluster sample. Give
advantages and disadvantages of each sampling
method.
Explain how undercoverage, nonresponse, and
question wording can lead to bias in a sample
survey.
Distinguish between an observational study and an
experiment.
Explain how a lurking variable in an observational
study can lead to confounding.
Identify the experimental units or subjects,
explanatory variables (factors), treatments, and
response variables in an experiment.
Describe a completely randomized design for an
experiment.
Explain why random assignment is an important
experimental design principle.
Describe how to avoid the placebo effect in an
experiment.
Explain the meaning and the purpose of blinding in
an experiment.
Explain in context what “statistically significant”
means.
Distinguish between a completely randomized
design and a randomized block design.
Know when a matched pairs experimental design is
appropriate and how to implement such a design.
Homework
Expectations signed
“Is Bread a Health
Hazard?”
read/notes
p. 206-210
p. 226; #1, 3, 5, 7, 9
read/notes
p. 211-219
p. 227; #11, 17-25 odd
read/notes
p. 220-225
p. 229; #27, 28, 29, 31, 33,
35
read/notes
p. 231-235
p. 230; #37-42
p. 253; #45-55 odd
read/notes
p. 236-242
p. 254; #57, 61 (don’t
randomize),63, 65, 67
read/notes
p. 242-246
p. 256; #69, 71, 73, 75
read/notes
p. 246-252
p. 257; #77, 79, 81, 85
p. 258; # 83,87,89
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Determine the scope of inference for a statistical
study.
read/notes
p. 261-266
p. 260; #91-98
p. 269; #102-108
p. 271; Chapter 4 Review
p. 274; Chapter 4 AP
Statistics Practice Test
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