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AP Statistics
Is it for me?
What is Advanced Placement (AP)?
• AP is college level curriculum, the same as at a college or university, taught at a high school in order to make students college- ready and eliminate the need to take course basics.
College-eligible vs. College-ready
• College-eligible
• Is meeting the minimumrequirements in order to be accepted by a college or university
• Passing TAKS
• High School Diploma
• Acceptable SAT/ ACT scores
• College-ready
• Is having the necessary skills desired by a college or university in order to be successful in college
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Ability to research
• Reasoning and Logic
• Ability to Interpret Information
• Precision and Accuracy
How hard is AP?
• Level of intensity:
• AP – 4-Year University Level Curriculum
• Dual Credit – Junior or Community College Level Curriculum
• Pre-AP – High School Level Material taught for high achieving students with a greater depth of understanding available at Junior High and High Schools
• Regular – Material taught on the appropriate grade level for the majority of students
Who Should Take AP?
• Counts as a 4th year of Math just like Pre-Calculus, Computer Science and Calculus
• Top 25% should take AP over Dual Credit to be ready to go straight to a 4-yr college
• Most college major degree plans require at least one Statistics class
Who should take AP Statistics?• Students interested in any of the following:
• Engineering – Chemical, Civil, Structural, etc.
• Science – Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc.
• Social Sciences – Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, etc.
• Medicine – Doctors, Nurses, Veterinarians, etc.
• Healthcare – Hospitals, Pharmacies, Hospice, etc.
• Political Studies
• Business – Accounting, Finance, Management, etc.
• Mathematics, Computer Science, etc.
Is AP a Guaranteed College Credit?
• 3 College Credit Hours in the same course
• a 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Exam is accepted by a publiccollege or university (U of H, UT, Texas Tech, etc.)
• a 4 or 5 is accepted by most private colleges and universities (Rice, SMU, etc.)
• a 1 or 2 receives no college or university credit
• ***Over 90% of 4-year colleges
in the U.S. provide credit
and/or advanced placement for
qualifying scores.
• *** Even if you do not receive
credit hours, you will be more
prepared when you get to
college and have to take a
Statistics class.
How is an AP Exam Graded?
• All students in the
country are ranked
according to their exam
scores, then assigned a
grade
• In 2015:
approximately 200,000
students took the AP
Statistics Exam
Score % May
2009
5 13%
4 19%
3 25%
2 19%
1 24%
What is Statistics?
• Definitions
• (1) the Mathematics of collecting and analyzing data in order to draw conclusions and make predictions
• (2) a branch of applied Math concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters, such as: acres of rainforest, people on the Earth, when natural resources will be depleted, etc.
When can I take AP Statistics?
• Anytime after Algebra II, can be taken:
• Before/after/with Pre-Calculus
• Before/after/with Calculus
• Before/after/with Computer Science
• Before/after/with College Algebra
What are the Advantages of AP
Stats?
• Prepared for college Statistics even if your AP score is not accepted
• SAT/SATII scores will go up since you will cover more of the tested topics
• Earn 3 FREE! hours of college credit in Stats
• A & M resident for 15 college hours is $24,024
• UT residents for Fall 2015 will pay $22,036
What is Statistics all about?
• Graphs and Distributions
• Histograms
• Boxplots
• Scatterplots
• Mean, Median, Mode, Range, etc.
• Probability
• Correlation (+, -, none)
• Regression (stat-calc-4:linreg)
• Samples and Experiments
• Confidence Intervals
• How right am I?
• Hypothesis/Chi-Square Testing
• Is this normal?
• Are YOU normal?
• Errors
• What percent am I right? Or wrong?
Sign up for ap stats
today!
See your counselor,
and see when AP Statistics fits best into
your high school schedule.