AP STATISTICS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2019-2020

Instructor: Alexandra Voinea Email: avoinea@sjusd.org

Website: wghsvoinea.weebly.com Phone: 535-6330 Ext. 67705
Textbook: The Practice of Statistics. Starnes, Tabor, Yates, Moore. 5th edition. ©2015.
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Welcome to Advanced Placement Statistics! Congratulations on signing up. I am excited that you
have decided to embark on this journey and look forward to meeting and challenging you next
school year! J Let’s talk about course expectations – I like to be straightforward with my students
from the beginning so that there are no surprises when the school year starts, as there is no option
to drop this course. (1) This is a college mathematics course. It is rigorous and expectations are
high. It is certainly not an “easy A” senior course – please expect to be busy, work hard, be
challenged, and grow as an independent learner. You need to be a competent student who is
willing to put in a substantial amount of time and effort into mastering the content of AP Statistics.
(2) You will earn your grade with the time and effort you invest into the class, so please understand
that I do not accept excuses and will not change the course expectations based on individual
preferences. I expect you to behave like a college student, so prepare to manage your time with
other classes, study consistently, and be proactive about your textbook reading. If you do not like
to read textbooks, this is probably not the course for you. There is no way around the readings
unfortunately (or your grade will be affected). (3) The emphasis of this course is placed on your
ability to think, reason, explain, and support as opposed to performing rudimentary computations.
You will need to be an active participant in the course. This means you MUST be willing to work
with your fellow classmates and I often during the year and be willing to invest your time and
energy into your success in this course. If you are the type of student that does not want to work
hard every day, would rather sit and do nothing during class time, does not like lots of homework,
does not read the textbook, or does not enjoy the mental challenge of a good question, then this is
not the course for you. The last day to drop this course was May 24th, so you must remain in the
course for the full school year.

Once again, I am so excited to welcome you to an exciting year of reading, writing, analyzing,
discussing, presenting, and a little bit of math too! J Please note that the majority of statistics is
actually writing out detailed, descriptive paragraphs that apply to science, economics, psychology,
medicine, technology, and sports. It is exciting, relevant, and will make you a more educated citizen
in our society. This course will also prepare you with the academic skills you will need to be
successful in college.

Please read the next page to prepare yourself for next school year! Yes, there is a Summer
Assignment! It consists of reading, textbook notes, and homework.
 SUMMER ASSIGNMENT TO - DO LIST

1. Get a Graphing Calculator: It is required that you own a TI-83 or TI-84 Graphing
Calculator for this class. You must have one to complete your summer assignment, and
you must bring it to class with you every single day when school begins.

2. Check out textbook: The Practice of Statistics. Starnes, Tabor, Yates, Moore. 5th edition.
©2015. from the textbook department at the end of May. You need the textbook to
complete your summer assignment.

3. Download the Remind.com app and sign up for the course with code @acfdheg as
soon as possible to receive updates and reminders over the summer. I might share
important resources with you, so please make sure you register by May 31st. Use your
full first and last name to register (no nicknames/jokes or you will be deleted). There are
two ways to register:

Option 1: Download the Remind.com app on your smart phone and follow the instructions on your
screen: enter your phone number, etc. You will receive push notifications directly to the app
instead of to your text messages.
Option 2: Text the class code @acfdheg to the phone number 81010. Yes, you do need to include
the “@” symbol. You will receive a welcome text, and you need to reply with “S” for student.

4. Complete Summer Assignment: Your summer assignment will be to individually learn

the content from Chapter 1: Data Analysis. This assignment is comprised of this notes
packet and textbook practice problems. The notes are worth 50 points and each
textbook assignment is worth an additional 10 points. They are scored in the assignment
category (20% of your grade) and are both due the first day of school. They will not be
accepted late. .
DO NOT WAIT until the end of summer to learn this content! This notes packet will take
you a few hours to complete (in addition to the textbook reading), and so will the
practice test. If you wait until the last minute, it will be very easy to tell. Too easy. J

5. Study for Chapter 1 Quiz: There will be an QUIZ on the content from Chapter 1 in this
packet during the first week of school. I will let you know through Remind.com when the
quiz is scheduled (it could be first, second, or third day of school). Tests and quizzes are
worth 80% of your grade. There are no retakes or corrections for assessments.

Now let’s get to work, future statisticians!

AP Statistics
Chapter 1 – Exploring Data

Introduction: Data Analysis – Making Sense of Data

Today, you will learn how to:
o Identify the individuals and variables in a set of data
o Classify variables as categorical or quantitative
o Know where to access videos presentations of the textbook examples at www.whfreeman.com/tps5e

Overview: What is Statistics?
Read pgs. xxxiii - xxxv to answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is Statistics? What are some examples of statistics that you’ve come across in your own
life, either at home, school, work, or sports?







2. What is Data, and why is it more reliable than a story or an experience you might hear about?









3. Why is it important to know how data presented to you was produced?









4. Go to page 1 and read the Case Study “Do Pets or Friends Help Reduce Stress?”. From a purely
objective standpoint, what does the data presented tell you?








Chapter 1 Introduction: Data Analysis – Making Sense of Data

Read pgs. 2 – 3

6. We already know that Statistics is the science of learning from data. What is data analysis?







7. Fill out the organizer below to understand a little but more about individuals, variables, and types of
variables.
Individuals





Variable










Categorical Variable Quantitative Variable
1.







8. Do we ever use numbers to describe the values of a categorical
variable? Give an example.






9. Do we ever divide the distribution of a quantitative variable into
categories? Give an example.







Go to www.whfreeman.com/tps5e, click on our textbook name, and watch the short video on the
Example on page 3 to familiarize you with the book’s website.

10. Here is information about 8 randomly selected US residents from the 2000 census.

Travel
Number of Family Marital Total
State Age Gender time to
Members Status Income
work
Kentucky 2 61 Female Married 21000 20
Florida 6 27 Female Married 21300 20
Michigan 3 49 Female Married 15100 25
Virginia 3 26 Female Married 25000 15
Pennsylvania 4 44 Male Married 43000 10
Virginia 4 22 Male Never married/ single 3000 0
California 1 30 Male Never married/ single 40000 15
New York 4 34 Female Separated 30000 40

(a) Who are the individuals in this data set?











(b) What variables are measured? Identify each as categorical or quantitative.












(c) Describe the individual in the first row (complete sentences – no shortcuts).












Read pg. 4 – 6 and stop when you finish reading the summary.

11. What is a distribution?











12. Display the distribution of gender and number of family members for the individuals in the sample
above using a graph (suggestion: dot plot or bar graph – make sure you label.




















13. What is Inference and what is the purpose of inference?
















AP Statistics
Chapter 1 – Exploring Data

Section 1.1: Analyzing Categorical Data pgs. 7 - 19

Today, you will learn how to:
o Display categorical data with a bar graph
o Decide if it would be appropriate to make a pie chart
o Identify what makes some graphs of categorical data deceptive
o Calculate and display the marginal distribution of a categorical variable from a two-way table
o Calculate and display the conditional distribution of a categorical variable for a particular value
o Describe the association between two categorical variables by comparing appropriate conditional
distributions

Activity: What Was Your Favorite Toy as a Child?
Read pgs. xxxiii - xxxv to answer the following questions.

1. Do you think gender is associated with certain favorite childhood toys? Explain.

2. Let’s assume the following toys were your class’s favorite childhood toys.

Toy Type Barbie Legos Ninja Turtles Video games Dress up clothes
Frequency 4 5 0 8 2

3. Identify the individuals and the variable:

Individuals: _____________________________________________________________________

Variable: _______________________________________________________________________

4. Is the variable categorical or quantitative? ______________________________________________

Explain:
5. Go to stapplet.com to enter the data. Make a bar graph, segmented bar graph, and a pie chart using
the frequencies from the data. Sketch them below. Label/scale/make a key appropriately.

Bar Chart:

Segmented Bar Chart:

Pie Chart:
 6. Sometimes it is helpful to graph more than one variable.
Find each of the following:
Gender
% of students who chose Legos:
Male Female
Barbie 0 4
Legos 3 2
Type of toy Ninja Turtles 0 0
Video games 4 4 % of students who are Male and chose Legos:
Dress up clothes 0 2

% of Females who chose Barbie:

7. How many variables does the table have? Are the variables categorical or quantitative?

8. Which variable would best explain or predict the other variable?

9. Go to stapplet.com and enter the data. Make a side-by-side bar graph and a segmented bar
graph using relative frequencies. Sketch them below.
Side-by-side bar chart Segmented Bar Chart
10. How do the bars in the side-by-side-bar graph relate to the bars in the segmented bar graph?

11. Is there an association between gender and type of toy? If so, describe it.

12. If there was not an association between gender and toy, what would the graphs look like?

Big Ideas from Section 1.1

Categorical variables Association

Two-Way Tables & Marginal Distribution Two- Way Tables & Conditional Distribution
AP Statistics Name: ____________________________
Chapter 1 – Exploring Data Date: ____________________ Per: _____

Section 1.2 Part 1: Displaying Quantitative Data with Graphs pgs. 25 - 33

Today, you will learn how to:
o Make and interpret dotplots, stem-and-leaf plots, and histograms of quantitative data
o Identify the shape of a distribution from a graph
o Describe the overall pattern (shape, outliers, center, spread) of a distribution and identify any
major departures from the pattern (outliers)
o Compare distributions of quantitative data using dotplots, stemplots, and histograms

Opening Activity: How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Have?

1. How many pairs of shoes do you own? _________________

2. Is the “Number of pairs of shoes” a categorical or a quantitative variable? _______________________

The following data was collected in class from the 2018-2019 class:
Pairs of Shoes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … 16 17 … 21 22 … 27
Frequency 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 … 1 3 … 3 1 … 1

3. Enter the data at www.stapplet.com. Make a dotplot, stemplot, and histogram below. Label
appropriately!

Dotplot:












Stemplot: Histogram:
Stemplot Key:













4. Describe the distribution of the number of pairs of shoes for your class.

SHAPE:





OUTLIERS:






CENTER:






SPREAD/VARIABILITY:







5. Which of the three types of display do you prefer? Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
each?





















6. How do the number of pairs of shoes for females and males compare? Start by separating the data.

Number of pairs of shoes – females: Number of pairs of shoes – males:



7. Enter the data at www.stapplet.com. Be sure to make two groups (female and male).

8. Make parallel dotplots, a side-by-side stemplot, and then parallel histograms.


Parallel Female & Male Dotplot















Male Stem and Leaf Female Stem and Leaf













Male Histogram Female Histogram










9. Compare the distributions of the number of pairs of shoes for females versus males. Be sure to address
SOCS (SHAPE, OUTLIERS, ENTER, SPREAD).


















Big Ideas from Section 1.2 Part 1: Displaying Quantitative Data
Dotplots: Stem-and-Leaf Plots

Describe a distribution of a quantitative variable:

Compare two distributions:

EXAMPLE: Energy Costs – Top versus Bottom Freezers

How do the annual energy costs (in dollars) compare for refrigerators with top freezers and
refrigerators with bottom freezers? The data below is from the May 2010 issue of Consumer Reports.

 Section 1.2 Check Your Understanding
1. The dotplot displays the scores of 21 statistics students on a 20-point
quiz.

a) What percent of students scored higher than 16 points?

b) Describe the shape of the distribution. c) Are there any potential outliers? Why?

2. Here is a back-to-back stemplot of 19 middle school students’

resting pulse rates and their pulse rates after 5 minutes of running.

Compare the distributions of resting and after-exercise pulse rates.

AP Statistics Name: ____________________________
Chapter 1 – Exploring Data Date: ____________________ Per: _____

Section 1.2 Part 2: Displaying Quantitative Data with Graphs pgs. 33 - 40

Today, you will learn how to:
o Make and interpret histograms of quantitative data
o Describe the overall pattern (shape, outliers, center, spread) of a distribution and identify any
major departures from the pattern (outliers)
o Compare distributions of quantitative data using histograms

Example: NBA Scoring Averages
The table presents the average points scored per game (PPG) for the 30 NBA teams in the 2012–2013
regular season.
Team PPG Team PPG Team PPG

Oklahoma City
Atlanta Hawks 98.0 Houston Rockets 106.0 Thunder 105.7
Boston Celtics 96.5 Indiana Pacers 94.7 Orlando Magic 94.1
Brooklyn Nets 96.9 Los Angeles Clippers 101.1 Philadelphia 76ers 93.2
Charlotte Bobcats 93.4 Los Angeles Lakers 102.2 Phoenix Suns 95.2
Portland Trail
Chicago Bulls 93.2 Memphis Grizzlies 93.4 Blazers 97.5
Cleveland
Cavaliers 96.5 Miami Heat 102.9 Sacramento Kings 100.2
Dallas Mavericks 101.1 Milwaukee Bucks 98.9 San Antonio Spurs 103.0
Minnesota
Denver Nuggets 106.1 Timberwolves 95.7 Toronto Raptors 97.2
Detroit Pistons 94.9 New Orleans Hornets 94.1 Utah Jazz 98.0
Golden State

Warriors 101.2 New York Knicks 100.0 Washington Wizards 93.2


Use the Technology Corner tutorial on page 36 to learn how to create histograms on your graphing calculator.
a) Draw a relative frequency histogram. b) Describe the distribution of PPG for the 30 teams.





























































AP Statistics
Chapter 1 – Exploring Data

Section 1.3 Part 1: Describing Quantitative Data with Numbers pgs. 48 - 55

Today, you will learn how to:
o Calculate measures of center (mean and median)
o Calculate measures of spread (range, IQR, standard deviation)
o Choose the appropriate measure of center and spread in a given setting

Activity: How Many Colleges Are You Applying To?

1. Here is the data for a class of 8 AP Stats students and how many colleges they are applying to:

5, 4, 6, 5, 3, 6, 8, 3

2. Calculate the mean and median for the set of data. Compare them.






3. What is the range of the data? Remember: range is a number, not an interval!





Finding Standard Deviation CALCULATE THE STANDARD DEVIATION :
4. Finding range is helpful but it does not tell us Value Distance from mean (Distance from mean)2
how spread out the data is between the 3 3 − 5 = −2 (−2)! = 4
minimum and maximum. How can we find
the average distance of the values from
the mean? 3
a. Complete the table.


4
b. The average you calculated is the average

of the squared distances from the mean.
5
How do we use this to find the average
distance from the mean? Find it. à
5
c. Interpret the standard deviation. 6
****REMEMBER THIS SENTENCE FRAME!
6


8

Tota (SUM):
Average (Distance from mean) / 2

n-1
 Big Ideas from Section 1.3 Part 1: Describing Quantitative Data with Numbers
Measures of Center Measures of Spread Means and S.D…

Check Your Understanding:
Some students purchased pumpkins for a carving contest. Before
the contest began, they weighed the pumpkins. The weights in
pounds are shown here, along with a histogram of the data.

1. Calculate the mean weight 𝑥 of the pumpkins. Show your work &
appropriate notation. Always answer the question in a complete
sentence for full credit.









2. Find the median weight of the pumpkins.









3. Would you use the mean or the median to summarize the typical weight of a pumpkin in this
contest? Explain.





 Section 1.3 Part 2: Describing Quantitative Data with Numbers pgs. 55 – 68
Big Ideas from Section 1.3 Part 2: Describing Quantitative Data with Numbers
Five Number Outliers: SOCS + Context:
Summary/Boxplots:

***READ THE TECHNOLOGY CORNERS CLOSELY TO LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR
CALCULATOR TO FIND THE 5-NUMBER SUMMARY & MAKE A BOXPLOT! ***

#1. McDonald’s Fish and Chicken Sandwiches Sandwich Fat

(g)
Here are data on the amount of fat (in grams) in 9
Filet-O-Fish® 19
different McDonald’s fish and chicken sandwiches. McChicken® 16
Premium Crispy Chicken Classic 22
Sandwich
(a) Find the mean amount of fat for fish and chicken sandwiches. Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich 33
Interpret the mean. Premium Crispy Chicken Ranch 27
Sandwich
Premium Grilled Chicken Classic 9
Sandwich
Premium Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich 20
Premium Grilled Chicken Ranch 14
Sandwich
(b) The Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich is a potential outlier.
Southern Style Crispy Chicken Sandwich 19
How much does this one sandwich increase the mean?







(c) What is the Five-Number Summary? Use calc! (d) Find & Interpret the IQR correctly in its context.







E) Make a BOXPLOT using your graphing calculator.








#2. McDonald’s Beef Sandwiches
Here are data for the amount of fat (in grams) for McDonald’s beef Sandwich Fat
sandwiches. Big Mac® 29

Cheeseburger 12
(a) Find the median and mean by hand. Show your work. Which is a better
Daily Double 24
measure of center?
Double Cheeseburger 23

Double Quarter Pounder® with cheese 43
Hamburger 9
McDouble 19
McRib® 26
Quarter Pounder® Bacon and Cheese 29
Quarter Pounder® Bacon Habanero
31
Ranch
Quarter Pounder® Deluxe 27
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese 26


(b) Find and interpret the IQR for the distribution of fat in McDonald’s beef sandwiches.













(c) Determine whether there are any outliers in the distribution of fat for McDonald’s beef sandwiches.

e) Make a BOXPLOT using your graphing calculator.
 ALRIIIIIGHT! J

Now that your notes are complete, you are ready to begin the homework
practice problems. J Answers to notes* might * be posted right before school
begins, but is not a guarantee. Check your Remind.com app for any
announcements in August.

HW#1 - Chapter 1 Introduction: Pg. 6 #1, 3, 5, 7, 8

HW#2: - Section 1.1 Exercises: Pg. 20 #11-25 odd, 27-32 all

HW#3 -Section 1.2 Exercises: Pg. 41 #37-47 odd, 53, 55, 59, 60, 65, 69-74 all

HW#4: Section 1.3 Exercises: Pg. 69 #79, 81, 83, 87, 91-99 odd, 103, 105, 107-110 all

HW#5: Chapter 1 Review Exercises: Pg. 76 #R1.1 – R1.10

Each assignment needs to be completed on separate pieces of binder paper.
HW#1 needs to be a separate assignment from HW#2, HW#2 needs to be
separate from HW#3, etc. If you have more than one piece of binder paper per
assignment, you need to staple papers together before turning them in.

***Copying answers from the back of the book will result in a O and parent-teacher-student conference. Do NOT rely
on back of the book to study – these are merely “skeleton” answers and will not be enough to receive full credit!

Your homework needs to be written in pencil only. Each assignment needs to follow the
exact formatting below:

HW Title, Page #, Problem #’s

Skip 2 lines -----------------à

Problem 1 Solution:



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Problem 3 Solution:



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Problem 5 Solution:


 AP STATISTICS
SUMMER WORK PACKETS

STUDENTS NEED TO CHECK OUT AP

STATS TEXTBOOK (TPS5e) AND
COMPLETE THE SUMMER PACKET
AND ASSIGNMENTS BY THE FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL.

Thank you! J

Ms. Alexandra Voinea

(Mrs. Conti as of 7/21/19)