
Statistics
9-12
Course Outline
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include the measures of central tendency, standard deviation, combinations and permutations, probability, sampling, and various distributions. Emphasis is on applications of statistical concepts.
This Course Covers The Following Probability & Statistics Concepts:
Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data
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Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement variable.
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Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables, interpret linear models.
Making Inferences and Justifying Conclusions
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Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments
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Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies
Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability
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Understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data
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Use the rules of probability to compute probabilities of compound events in a uniform probability model
Using Probability to Make Decisions
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Calculate expected values and use them to solve problems
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Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions
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Introduction to Statistics
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Why Study Probability & Statistics?
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Introduction to Statistics
Quiz Sample vs. Population
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Classification of Data
Quiz: Classifying Data
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Experimental Design
Handout: Bias in Survey Questions
Worksheet: Experimental Design
Handout: Introduction to Statistics Exam
Assignment: Introduction to Statistics Exam
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Descriptive Statistics
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Frequency Distributions
Handout: Frequency Distributions Worksheet
Assignment: Frequency Distributions
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Graphs of Frequency Distributions
Quiz: Graphs of Frequency Distributions
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Measures of Center
Handout: Measures of Center Worksheet
Assignment: Measures of Center
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Weighted Means
Handout: Weighted Means Worksheet
Assignment: Weighted Means
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Measures of Variation
Handout: Measures of Variation Worksheet
Assignment: Measures of Variation
Assignment: The MEAN-ing of Standard Deviation
Handout: Descriptive Statistics Exam
Assignment: Descriptive Statistics Exam
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Graphs & Statistical Presentations
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Representing Data Visually
Handout: Graphing Method Advantages & Disadvantages
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Box-and-Whisker Plots
Handout: Box and Whisker Plots Worksheet
Assignment: Box and Whisker Plots
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Stem-and-Leaf Diagrams
Handout: Stem and Leaf Diagrams Worksheet
Assignment: Stem and Leaf Diagrams
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Scatter Plots & Line Graphs
Handout: Scatter Plots & Line Graphs Worksheet
Assignment: Scatter Plots and Line Graphs
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Pie Charts
Handout: Pie Charts Worksheet
Assignment: Pie Charts
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Probability
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Basic Probability
Handout: Basic Probability Worksheet
Assignment: Basic Probability
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The Multiplication Rule
Handout: Multiplication Rule Worksheet
Assignment: Multiplication Rule
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The Addition Rule
Handout: Addition Rule Worksheet
Assignment: Addition Rule
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Combinations & Permutations
Handout: Combinations & Permutations Worksheet
Assignment: Combinations & Permutations
Quiz: Combination or Permutation?
Handout: Probability Exam
Assignment: Probability Exam
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Parts of Speech: Adjectives & Adverbs
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Discrete & Continuous Variables
Quiz: Discrete vs. Continuous
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Probability Distributions, Part 1
Handout: Probability Distributions Worksheet
Assignment: Probability Distributions
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Probability Distributions, Part 2
Handout: More Probability Distributions Worksheet
Assignment: More Probability Distributions
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Binomial Distributions, Part 1
Handout: Binomial Distributions Worksheet
Assignment: Binomial Distributions
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Binomial Distributions, Part 2
Handout: More Binomial Distributions Worksheet
Assignment: More Binomial Distributions
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The Normal Distribution
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What is the Normal Distribution?
Handout: The Normal Distribution Worksheet
Assignment: The Normal Distribution
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Finding Probabilities
Handout: Finding Probabilities Worksheet
Assignment: Finding Probabilities
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Finding Values
Handout: Z-Score Table
Handout: Finding Values Worksheet
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Central Limit Theorem
Handout: Central Limit Theorem Worksheet
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Assignment: Central Limit Theorem
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Linear Regression
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Correlation Coefficient
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Handout: Calculating Correlation with Excel
Worksheet: Correlation Coefficient
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Least Squares
Handout: Least Squares Worksheet
Assignment: Least Squares
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Chi Square Test
Handout: Chi Square Worksheet
Assignment: Chi Square
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Final Project
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Final Project
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Handout: Final Project
Assignment: Final Project