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AP Statistics
Summer Assignment 2012
Mr. Rayside
Requirements for AP Statistics:
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Calculator: TI83(+), TI84(+) or TI89 is required for the class. A TI-83 or 84 is preferred.
Please note that all directions for this class are given with these calculators and you
need it everyday in class. Shop around because prices vary. If you have any questions
or if purchasing the calculator is a true hardship, please contact me privately.
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3-ring binder with looseleaf paper (no spiral notebooks)
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Pencils, pens and highlighter
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6” ruler
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Recommended supplement: Baron’s Review for the AP Statistics Exam
Summer Assignment is due: September 5 , 2012 (first day of school)
You can use internet resources to find out definitions of unfamiliar terms and learn about the
topics covered on the assignment. If you are using our book, the topics are covered in chapters
1 and 2.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at school:
Mr. Rayside [email protected]
Please be sure to include “AP Stats” in the subject line.
If you would like to pick up a book, see me in room 239 before the end of the year.
Have a great summer! See you in September!
AP Statistics
Summer Assignment
Name: ______________________
Rayside
Choose a set of data from the following website:
http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum96/data.collections/datalibrary/data.set6.html
1.
Using the data you have selected, construct a BOX PLOT to display the data. You should first gather the 5
number summary of the data. Label the axis appropriately.
2.
Using the data you have selected, construct one of the following displays of data:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dot Plot
Stem and Leaf Plot
Histogram
Cumulative Frequency Histogram
3.
For your data set, find each of the 3 measures of center (mean, median, and mode).
4.
Comment on the shape of your distribution. Is it uniform, normal, skewed right, or skewed left? How can
you tell from the data or your display? What is the relationship between the mean and median (which
one is greater?) What does that mean about the shape of your distribution?
5.
Calculate the 3 measures of spread for the data (Range, IQR, and Standard Deviation).
6.
Are there any outliers in the data set? Use the rule for defining outliers to see if any members of the data
set are outliers.
Open Ended Questions
1.
If you were to construct a dot plot for the salaries in a large company, explain why this display of data
would be skewed right.
2.
In your own words, explain what standard deviation is. What is the formula that can be used to find
standard deviation?
3.
Draw an example of a symmetric distribution that is not normal.
4.
In your own words, what is a z-score? Why are they used? How do you calculate the z-score for a
member of a data set?
5.
Assume that the height of females is normally distributed with a mean of 64 inches and a standard
deviation of 3 inches.
a.
b.
c.
What is the z-score for a woman who is 68 inches tall?
What percentile of female height does this same woman fall in?
How tall would a woman need to be in order to be in the 97th percentile of women’s heights?