AP Statistics

Unit 1 Categorical Variables (Chps. 2-3)

Big Idea:

Contingency tables and related graphical displays are useful tools for investigating if an association
exists between two categorical variables.

Skills:

Solve basic percent problems Lesson 1

Summarize the distribution of a categorical variable with frequency tables and relative frequency
tables Lesson 2
Create bar graphs, segmented bar graphs, and pie charts for a single categorical variable Lesson 2
Determine the context of a data set from a problem statement (who, what, when, where, why, and
how) Lesson 3a
Determine if a variable is categorical, quantitative, or other (identifier, etc.) Lesson 3a
Organize a contingency (two-way) table Lesson 3b
Calculate percentages from a contingency table Lesson 3b
Identify marginal and conditional distributions in a contingency table Lesson 4
Use appropriate graphs to compare and describe conditional distributions of a categorical variable
over two or more groups Lesson 5
Identify if an association appears to exist between categorical variables Lesson 5
Explain the concept of independence between categorical variables Lesson 5
Identify and explain examples of Simpsons paradox (Warm up)
Explain ways graphs can be misleading or distort data (Warm up)

Project:
Data Inquiry
Mastery:
Barrons Packet
AP Free Response Questions
Review Packet
Vocabulary:
Data, case, variable, categorical variable, quantitative variable, frequency table, distribution, bar chart, pie
chart, contingency table, two-way table, marginal distribution, conditional distribution, association,
independence, Simpsons paradox

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How to access videos:
Log onto your cps email and go to the Google Drive ap
Open the shared with you folder.
Go to the current unit in Statistics and look in the videos folder
Select the video that has been assigned and complete the journal assignment that goes with it.

Unit 1 Assignments:

1. Thursday 9/4/14

2. Friday 9/5/14

3. Monday 9/8/14

4. Tuesday 9/9/14

5. Wednesday 9/10/14

6. Thursday 9/11/14

7. Friday 9/12/14

8. Monday 9/15/14

9. Tuesday 9/16/14

Before class:
Video 0 and journal assignment
Video 1 and journal assignment
During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion
Lesson 1: Review of Percentages
Before class:
Video 2 and journal assignment
During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion
Lesson 2: Displays for Categorical Data
Before class:
Video 3a and journal assignment
Graphs for Categorical Variables
During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion
Lesson 3a: The 5-Ws
Lesson 3b: Two Way Tables
Before class:
Video 3b and journal assignment
During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion
Lesson 3c: More Practice: Two Way Tables
Before class:
Video 4 and journal assignment
During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion
Lesson 4: Marginal and Conditional Distributions
Before class:
Video 5 and journal assignment
Smoking Trends
During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion
Extra Practice: Marginal and Conditional Distributions
Lesson 5: Comparing Distributions
Before class:

Charter and Neighborhood Schools

During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion
Group Project
Before class:
Video 6 and journal assignment
Review Packet
During class:
Warm Up/ Discussion (Simpsons Paradox)
Barrons Test Prep
AP Free Response Questions
Before class:
Video 7 (Discussion of Review Packet)
Study for Quiz/Complete assignments
During class:
Unit 1 Quiz
Collect journals and binders