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=**Welcome to Advanced Placement Statistics at Brookstone School**= This website will be a primary communication tool in the AP Statistics class. It will contain your assignments, lecture notes, presentations, handouts, other useful websites and ultimately a site to turn-in homework.

To the left is the primary navigation bar which will take you to separate pages for each chapter in the text. At the top of each page you will find links to each section in that chapter, and assignments for the chapter. The section links will take you to the material pertinent to that section: lecture notes, handouts, demonstrations and other useful links and resources. You will need [|Acrobat Reader] to view the PDF files.

If you have ideas for improvement of this site or find other sites which I should consider including, please contact me at chappelle.brookstone@gmail.com.

Text:
The Practice of Statistics, 3ed, Yates, Moore and Starnes [|TPS Student Resources]

Assignments
The following document lists the text exercises

Online Texts:
The following online textbooks will offer different presentations of the material and may be of help in your studies. Suggest you investigate each of them to determine which would benefit you the most and use it on a regular basis. 1. [|Hyperstat] Part of the Rice Virtual Laboratory of Statistics (RVLS) which contains links to Applets/Demonstrations of statistics and case studies. Highly recommended. RVLS is the homepage for this site. 2. [|Seeing Statistics] Seeing Statistics is an online textbook which emphasizes a visual approach understanding statistics. Highly recommended. 3. [|SticiGui] (Sticky Gooey) Statistics Tools for Internet and Classroom Instruction with a Graphical User Interface, University of California Berkley 4. http://stattrek.com/AP-Statistics-1/AP-Statistics-Intro.aspx?Tutorial=AP An excellent tutorial with multiple choice questions. 5. [|Collaborative Statistics Online Text] An online text which is intended for non mathematics oriented students in college. Focus is on application rather than theory.

Glossary
[|Glossary of Statistical Terms] A dictionary of all of the terminology you could encounter in this course.

Calculator Help
[|Calculator Help] Site which gives instructions on how to operate common graphing calculators, including the TI-83/84 and 89. Does not include Apps such as StatLink for TI-89.

Applets
Applets are short java programs which help you visualize statistical concepts. Applets are sensitive to the browser being used. You will need the latest versions of Internet Explorer and possibly Firefox installed as well as the latest version of Java. I have listed below collections of applets and other forms of demonstrations which may be of help. I suggest you look at them and determine which ones mean the most to you and used them whenever studying a new concept. In each section I'll recommend specific applets to help you visualize the chapter's key content.

[|Rice Virtual Laboratory of Statistics] An excellent collection of applets and demonstrations. This is the same site as the Hyperstat online textbook. [|Globally Accessible Statistical Procedures] Java applets which will only work with Internet Explorer. http://wise.cgu.edu/ Large selection of applets and tutorials

Videos
[|How Statistics Fools Juries] This is one of several videos from the www.ted.com website which address statistics. The speaker is Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly who reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials. **__The most important reason for taking this course is improving your ability to make sound judgements based on statistical data and be an effective citizen.__** Peter Donnelly is an expert in probability theory who applies statistical methods to genetic data -- spurring advances in disease treatment and insight on our evolution. I recommend the TED website for a variety of informative talks on a wide variety of topics. [|Chance Video and Audio Library] Collections of video and audio files concerning statistical topics. Although not directly related to topics in class, there are interesting discussions of current problems and the associated statistics. [|Khan Academy] A large collection of short videos on just about every subject in the course. Recommend you view them all.

Practice Questions
The following are websites with question banks for statistics which you may find useful for seeing how well you understand the material. [|Pamona Stats Quiz] Download this to your computer [|Ga State Univ Business Statistics] [|Educational Research] [|SFU Intro Statistics] [|UIowa Business Stats Quizzes and Exams] Look for the link to old exams and quizzes [|Self Scoring Quizzes]

Jokes
[|Greatest Collection of Statistical Jokes] [|Statistics? Don't make me laugh!] If you find many of these jokes to be funny, you are probably a good candidate for a PhD in either statistics or accounting.

Online Statistical Computing
[|StatCrunch] Small use charge.