Open to: Grades 9 - 12
Prerequisites: Qualifying math score and successful completion of Algebra II or equivalent
Course Format: Individually Paced
Course Length: Typically 6 Months
Recommended School Credit: This is equivalent to a full AP Statistics course.
Course Code: STA
Description
This AP Statistics course is an online and individually-paced course covering topics in Probability, Regression Analysis, and Sampling Distributions. While taking the Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics exam is not required, this course prepares students to succeed on the AP Statistics exam and subsequent courses that draw on material from this course. Computer based interactives and homework assignments help to reinforce concepts taught in the course.
Each student is assigned to a CTY instructor to help them during their course. Students can contact their instructor via email with any questions or concerns at any time. Students will learn statistics by reading from the textbook, watching online videos, interacting with online resources, and solving many practice problems through homework and quizzes.
Live one-on-one online review sessions can be scheduled as well to prepare for the graded assessments, which include homework, quizzes, projects, chapter exams, a midterm exam, and a cumulative final. Exams contain both multiple choice and free response questions modeled after the AP Statistics exam. Instructors use virtual classroom software allowing video, voice, text, screen sharing and whiteboard interaction.
This course has been reviewed and approved by the College Board to use the "AP" designation.
For a detailed list of topics, click the "List of Topics" tab.
A textbook purchase is required for this course:
The Practice of Statistics, 5th edition, by Daren S. Starnes; Josh Tabor, Dan Yates, and David S. Moore
In addition, a graphing calculator is required, such as:
*Recommended
To see a full list of allowable calculators, visit the College Board website to view the AP Statistics calculator policy.
List of Topics
This course requires a properly maintained computer with high-speed internet access and an up-to-date web browser (such as Chrome or Firefox). The student must be able to communicate with the instructor via email. Visit the Technical Requirements and Support page for more details.
This course uses an online virtual classroom for discussions with the instructor. The classroom works on standard computers with the Adobe Connect Add-in or Adobe Flash plugin, and also tablets or handhelds that support the Adobe Connect Mobile app. Students who are unable to attend live sessions will need a computer with the Adobe Connect Add-in or Adobe Flash plugin installed to watch recorded meetings. The Adobe Connect Add-in, Adobe Flash plugin, and Adobe Connect Mobile app are available for free download. Students who do not have the Flash plug-in installed or enabled on their browsers will be prompted to download and install the Adobe Connect add-in when accessing the virtual classroom.
Sample Video
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