AP Statistics MEGA HUGE SUPER PROJECT details

 

1.  ³One out of four people in this country are mentally imbalanced.  Think of your three closest friends.  If they seem OK, then youıre the one!²  This humorous caption captures the misconceptions people have about the law of large numbers.  Your group will properly explain the law of large numbers.

 

2.  Explain the importance of confidence intervals.  Be sure to include pictures and key terms such as margin of error and random sampling.

 

3.  Explain the concept of significance testing.

 

4.  Explain what a P-value is.

 

5.  Compare and contrast the t and normal distributions

 

6.  Fully explain type I and type II errors.  Donıt forget to include how concepts like confidence and power relate.

 

7.  Explain the differences between a matched pairs and two sample procedures.

 

8.  Explain how robustness is a critical concept when dealing with the t-distribution and its various procedures

 

9.  Explain linear regression.

 

10.  Explain proper experimental procedures.

 

PRESENTATIONS ARE ON MON APRIL 26th and TUESDAY APRIIL 27th.

PRESENTATION ORDER WILL BE DETERMINED RANDOMLY.

 

YOU WILL BE GRADED ON:

Each group member will anonymously assign a grade to the other group members.  This will be factored into your grade.

TOTAL POINTS:  100

 

Suggestions for Project:

  1. Have a clear division of labor.  This can circumvent later frustrations.
  2. Make SURE any and all explanations you give are correct.  It can be hard translating statistical theory into plain English.  If youıre in doubt, talk to me.
  3. Graphical representations of most concepts are required.
  4. Be creative!!!  Imagine you are trying to teach this stuff to a really smart group of 8th graders.  Possibilities include slide show, cartoon strip, childrenıs book, newspaper article, board game, TV show, etcŠ
  5. For ideas or supplementary materials, go online.  There are many wonderful stat resources out there!