AP Stat – Notes for Class #19 (Ch 7, Scatterplots)

Here are the slides from class #19 (Chapter 7, scatterplots), along with links to the computer activity for correlation coefficient.


For the correlation computer activity, here are the 3 sites for the correlation half-worksheet.

  1. Johnson and Kuby ACK! This one's not working... SKIP "Johnson and Kuby"
  2. WH Freeman
  3. Rossman Chance

And here is the half-sheet worksheet:


Finally, here's a humorous read about correlation and causation (or lack thereof):

  1. Of course, you should know not to mis-use the word correlation: unless both variables are numerical and the relationship between them is LINEAR, use the more general word "association". []

AP Stat – Notes Class #15 (Normal model / z-table)

If you miss(ed) class #15 (Mon/Tues, Oct 6/7), here are the notes for the examples that we did in class:

To find the proportion of the normal curve below a certain z-score, we used the z-table which is located in the "formula charts" file (page 1 of the following download):

If you have questions, please ask for help immediately!