Great Song for the Holidays!

RUDOLPH THE STATISTICIAN
(Sung to the tune of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)

Rudolph, the statistician

Sampled data everywhere.
Mean heights and heart conditions
Calculated with great care.

All of his population

Gathered from coast to coast
Sought out his information;
He would always give the most.

Then one foggy Christmas eve

Santa came to say,
"Rudolph, with your pencil write,
What gifts I should take tonight."

Quickly he polled the children,

Then Rudolph shouted out with glee:
"Stats did provide the answer:
Give Nintendo and Barbie!"

Source - posted by Sanderson on the AP Statistics Forum

ToonDoo!

We are going to make cartoons for statistics. See the example below.

By jmalpass | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon

Inference with Quizlet

Click on the link to test your knowledge of the vocabulary in Ch 18-22.

Chapter 20 Null & Alternative Hypotheses

Crossword Puzzles

Many of you expressed an interest in working a crossword puzzle for the vocabulary in each chapter. There is a crossword for Chapters 18-19 and a crossword for Chapters 20-21. Please click on the links to access the crossword. If you have missed an assignment within these four chapters, you may turn your crossword in to be graded on accuracy to make up a zero.

Bonus Opportunity!

Next week is the first TSML (Texas State Math League) contest. All Pre-AP and AP students are encouraged to take part in the contest. It is a 30 minute - 6 question test. Students are allowed to use a calculator. AP Statistics offers one point on a test for each problem answered correctly. Please plan to participate on Tuesday October 21, after school in room 332, 335, or 338.

To get you in the spirit of the contest, I have copied a previous problem from TSML(1 of the difficult ones) pertaining to probability below. A worked out solution with a correct answer could earn you up to five bonus points. If interested, please turn in your solution by Tuesday, 10/21/2009. Enjoy!

All students at the Academy of Music and Math take both music and math. The probability that a student has an A in math is 1/6. The probability that a student has an A in music is 5/12. The probability that a student with an A in music has an A in math is 7/10. What is the probability that a student has A's in both subjects?

Topic Research in Evernote

You and your partner will choose one of the following topics to present to the class. The first four topics are on famous experiments in recent history. The links below will provide information on the topic. The other three are experiments that you and your partner will design and conduct using your classmates as subjects. All seven topics require a multimedia visual such as Prezi or Glogster to enhance your chosen topic.

http://www.evernote.com/pub/jmalpass/HawthornEffect
http://www.evernote.com/pub/jmalpass/TuskegeeSyphilisStudy
http://www.evernote.com/pub/jmalpass/StanleyMilgram
http://www.evernote.com/pub/jmalpass/StanfordPrisonExperiment
The Stroop Effect
Bean Counters
Locating States

Using Prezi for our Projects

The following presentation is a good overview on how to use Prezi to discuss a topic.

Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational

Ch 13 Notes on Prezi!

Random Rectangles Activity

Just for Fun - Estimating the Correlation Coefficient

click on the following link to practice estimating the correlation of a data set. Look for the button labeled new plots at the bottom. Each time you select new plots an additional four data sets appear. It will also keep track of how many you get right. See how long you can maintain a perfect record. Enjoy!

Click here for the site.

Thank you to Mrs. Crowson for this discovery!

Notes Ch 8 - Linear Regression

The following presentation contains your notes for Chapter 8. For many of you the majority of the first part is review. We will wait and do the second part (Residuals) on Thursday. The new information includes using formulas on your formula sheet to calculate the LSRL. You will also have to be able to interpret in sentence form the slope, r, and r^2. Follow the directions on the presentation.

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Notes Ch8

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Solutions To Homework Ch7

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Solutions To Homework Ch7

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Hans Rosling - The Best Stats You've Ever Seen

Hans Rosling Ted Talk- Watch more Videos at Vodpod.

Hans Rosling is a Swedish medical doctor and global health expert who developed the software that displays data in a unique and interesting format.

Please post a comment sharing your thoughts about the video. Choose the anonymous posting option and sign your first name at the end of your comment.

Answers to Ch 5 Homework

I have embedded below the slide show for the answers to the homework. At the bottom left is a button that is marked full. If you click on this button it will make the slides take up the full screen.

Solutions To Ch 5 Homework

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Class Notes are on Voice Thread

I will not be at school today. I have uploaded my notes and comments to what is called a Voice Thread. Today's lesson isn't too strenous, so you should be okay. Click on this LINK, which will take you to the Voice Thread slide show. Close the upload picture screen and click on the button at the top right next to the X to make it full screen. You might also press F11 to make the screen even bigger.

Calculating Standard Deviation on the Graphing Calculator

See below for directions on how to calculate the standard deviation of a data set.