AP Statistics
Cost: $399 per semester
Prerequisites: Algebra II or Math Analysis
Length: Two semesters (18 weeks each)
Required Course Materials:
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
- TI-89, TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator
Read “Getting Started” and chapter 1 in the TI Guidebook before the course starts.
Semesters 1 and 2: Optional
- Barron’s AP Statistics, 10th ed. Martin Sternstein (Barron’s, 2019).
ISBN-10: 1438011695 / ISBN-13: 9781438011691 / $24.00
Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2017). 1438009046 / ISBN-13: 9781438009049
Acceptable alternate: 8th ed. (2015). 1438004982 / ISBN-13: 9781438004983
Acceptable alternate: 7th ed. (2013). 1438002025 / ISBN-13: 9781438002026 - Introduction to Probability & Statistics, 15th ed. William Mendenhall,
Robert J. Beaver, and Barbara M. Beaver (Cengage, 2019).
ISBN-10: 1337554421 / ISBN-13: 9781337554428 / $240.00
Acceptable alternate: 14th ed. (2015). ISBN-10: 1133103758
Acceptable alternate: 13th ed. (2009). ISBN-10: 0495389536
Course Description: AP Statistics gives students hands-on experience collecting, analyzing, graphing, and interpreting real-world data. They will learn to effectively design and analyze research studies by reviewing and evaluating real research examples taken from daily life. The next time they hear the results of a poll or study, they will know whether the results are valid. As the art of drawing conclusions from imperfect data and the science of real-world uncertainties, statistics plays an important role in many fields. The equivalent of an introductory college-level course, AP Statistics prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in science, sociology, medicine, engineering, political science, geography, and business.
This course has been authorized by the College Board to use the AP designation.