AP STATISTICS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT

Introduction: Welcome to AP Statistics. Below are the directions for the summer assignment for the 2017-

2018 school year. The purpose of this assignment is to get us off to a strong start to the school year by

covering most of the first chapter of the course text. This will ensure that we have sufficient time to cover all

of the material in the course and ample time to review for the AP exam. The first chapter is mostly a review

of content you have learned in previous math courses. During the school year, you would normally have 7-10

days to get this work done. Please read these directions carefully and contact me by email at

rossira@watertownps.org if you have any questions about the assignment or require clarification about my

expectations of the work that you do.

Required Resources: The textbook we will be using is The Practice of Statistics

Textbook (Starnes, Yates, Moore, 4th ed.). I will refer to this book as TPS4E

throughout the year. This textbook is well-aligned to the AP Statistics curriculum and

the sample problems and activities will prepare you well for the AP Statistics exam.

You will also need access to the internet and a TI-83/84 graphing calculator (you can

use the Inspire, but I will be demonstrating problems on the TI-84+ all year). Tips on

how to use each calculator are provided throughout the course textbook.

Assignment:

Read all of Chapter One: Exploring Data in TPS4E. There are 81 pages in this first chapter, but it is

probably the easiest chapter we will cover. Pay careful attention to the sample problems in the blue

boxes, the calculator procedures, and the AP Exam tips that are located in the page margins.

Take notes and answer the questions as you read. The questions tend to follow the chapter in the

order that the information is presented. When you come to alternative example problems, complete

these to assess your level of understanding of the content., but they aren’t part of the actual

assignment

Complete the practice Free Response questions (FRAPPYs) that have been attached.

Complete all of the problem sets for Chapter One that are listed below on separate paper. All work

MUST be shown for these problems:

o Page 7 (1, 3, 5, 8), Page 22 (11, 17, 18)

o Page 24 (20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 32)

o page 42 (37-43 odd, 44)

o page 48 (69-73 odd), page 70 (83, 85, 88, 89)

o page 71 (91, 93, 94a, 95), page 72 (99, 102, 107, 109, 111)

Caution about Academic Integrity: DO NOT copy the answers to any of the assignments above from

sources you find on the internet. Doing so will be considered plagiarism and consequences of such behavior

will be severe. Answers you find on the internet are sometimes incorrect and will often be stated using

terminology and techniques from an alternative textbook or teaching approach. This will make it easy for me

to identify work that is not your own.

Due Date and Submission Procedures: Summer assignments must be completed by the first day of AP

Statistics class. I will not accept any late assignments so do not wait for the last minute to work on these.

Again, this is a typical assignment load for a 7-10 day stretch of AP Statistics. I WILL NOT be listening to

any excuses about why the assignment was not completed so don’t tell me about any. If you are serious about

taking this class, working harder than you’ve ever worked before and studying hard for the AP Statistics

Exam, you will GET IT DONE. Good luck!!!

Grading of Summer Assignment: The entire summer assignment will be counted as a test grade. GET IT

DONE!!! NO EXCEPTIONS and NO EXCUSES!!!!

If you come to the first class and the Summer Assignment has not been completed, you will have to drop the

class. I am not sure how else to say this. This is why we call it Summer Assignment.

Again, if you have any questions, email me.

Enjoy Your Summer!