AP Statistics
| Department | Math |
|---|---|
| Length | Year |
| Weight | AP |
| Teacher(s) | Ms. Congress Ms. Silverbush |
Course catalog description
The objective of this course is to provide students with the equivalent of an introductory college-level statistics course. Course content involves exploratory data analysis, experimental and survey design, the study of random variables (including some probability theory), and inferential statistics for one and two variables. Graphing calculators and computers will be used extensively as an aide to statistical analysis. During the second semester, students will also be expected to read excerpts from “The Signal and the Noise” by Nate Silver, and write a short summary about the connections between the book and the course. Students may choose to take the Advanced Placement Exam in Statistics. There is a group project during each quarter and students should expect to complete some project work outside of class.
- Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Algebra 2; open to grades 11 and 12
- Students self-report spending an average of 2.5 hours a week outside of school on this course
- This is an advanced placement course and may be taken concurrently with another math course
Should I take this course?
Many students complain that this class is heavily memorization-based and has uninteresting lectures and topics, unlike other Gunn math classes. In addition, the class and exam does require a lot more writing than most other math classes, making it more like a science or social studies class. Thus, you should weigh the prospect of getting out of an Intro Stats course in college and the possibility of increasing your WGPA against the rather boring and somewhat difficult nature of this class.