2001 AP Topics List

University
of South Carolina, Department of Statistics

2001 AP Institute
List of Topics

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Week 1

YMM = Yates, Moore, & McCabe, The Practice of Statistics
POD = Peck, Olsen, & Devore, Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
Y-B = Resource Binder for Yates, Moore, & McCabe
SET = Spurrier, Edwards, & Thombs, Statistics: Learning by Doing
ABS = Scheaffer, et.al., Activity Based Statistics

Monday 11th AM Introductions and Paperwork
Introduction to Statistics
Graphical Statistics YMM 1.1
POD 3
PM Measures of Center
Measures of Spread
Comparing Distributions YMM 1.2
POD 4
SET 1

Tuesday 12th AM Analyzing Scatterplots
Correlation
Least Squares Regression YMM 3
POD 5.1-5.3
Y-B 3A

PM Residuals and Outliers
Transformations YMM 4.1-4.2
POD 5.4-5.5
SET 5

Wednesday 13th AM Frequency Tables
Marginal and Joint Frequencies
Conditional Frequencies YMM 4.3

PM Overview of Data Collection
Planning and Conducting Surveys
Random Selection and Bias
Simple vs. Stratified Sampling YMM 5.1-5.2
POD 2.2-2.4
ABS

Thursday 14th AM Planning and Conducting Experiments
Control Groups, Confounding
Completely Randomized Design
Randomized Block Design YMM 5.3
POD 2.5
ABS

PM Experimental Examples SET 7

Friday 15th AM Probability as Relative Frequency
Independence and Conditional Probability
Tree Diagrams POD 6
YMM 6

PM Binomial and Geometric Distributions
Normal Distribution POD 7
YMM 2, 7-8

Week 2

Monday 18th AM Probability Example
Intro to Central Limit Theorem
Sums of Random Variables YMM 7.2
POD 7.4
PM More on CLT
Normal Approximation to Binomial
Sampling Distributions YMM 9
POD 8

Tuesday 19th AM Confidence Interval for Single Sample
Assessing Normality
Introduction to t-distribution YMM 2.2, 10.1
POD 9, 7.7
PM Hypothesis Tests for Single Sample YMM 10.2-4,
11.1, 12.1
POD 10.1-4

Wednesday 20th AM Practicing Hypothesis Testing
Power POD 10.5
PM Tests and CIs for Two Samples YMM 11.2, 12.2
POD 11

Thursday 21st AM Inference for Regression
(slope and prediction) YMM 14
POD 13
PM Practicing Inference for Regression
Intro to Analysis of Variance YMM 15
POD 15

Friday 22nd AM Chi-squared Tests for One Variable
Chi-squared Tests for Two Variables YMM 13
POD 12
PM Review of Course

Monday 11th	AM	Introductions and Paperwork Introduction to Statistics Graphical Statistics	YMM 1.1 POD 3
	PM	Measures of Center Measures of Spread Comparing Distributions	YMM 1.2 POD 4 SET 1
Tuesday 12th	AM	Analyzing Scatterplots Correlation Least Squares Regression	YMM 3 POD 5.1-5.3 Y-B 3A
	PM	Residuals and Outliers Transformations	YMM 4.1-4.2 POD 5.4-5.5 SET 5
Wednesday 13th	AM	Frequency Tables Marginal and Joint Frequencies Conditional Frequencies	YMM 4.3
	PM	Overview of Data Collection Planning and Conducting Surveys Random Selection and Bias Simple vs. Stratified Sampling	YMM 5.1-5.2 POD 2.2-2.4 ABS
Thursday 14th	AM	Planning and Conducting Experiments Control Groups, Confounding Completely Randomized Design Randomized Block Design	YMM 5.3 POD 2.5 ABS
	PM	Experimental Examples	SET 7
Friday 15th	AM	Probability as Relative Frequency Independence and Conditional Probability Tree Diagrams	POD 6 YMM 6
	PM	Binomial and Geometric Distributions Normal Distribution	POD 7 YMM 2, 7-8

Monday 18th	AM	Probability Example Intro to Central Limit Theorem Sums of Random Variables	YMM 7.2 POD 7.4
	PM	More on CLT Normal Approximation to Binomial Sampling Distributions	YMM 9 POD 8
Tuesday 19th	AM	Confidence Interval for Single Sample Assessing Normality Introduction to t-distribution	YMM 2.2, 10.1 POD 9, 7.7
	PM	Hypothesis Tests for Single Sample	YMM 10.2-4, 11.1, 12.1 POD 10.1-4
Wednesday 20th	AM	Practicing Hypothesis Testing Power	POD 10.5
	PM	Tests and CIs for Two Samples	YMM 11.2, 12.2 POD 11
Thursday 21st	AM	Inference for Regression (slope and prediction)	YMM 14 POD 13
	PM	Practicing Inference for Regression Intro to Analysis of Variance	YMM 15 POD 15
Friday 22nd	AM	Chi-squared Tests for One Variable Chi-squared Tests for Two Variables	YMM 13 POD 12
	PM	Review of Course