This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Algebra II and possess sufficient mathematical maturity and quantitative reasoning ability.

This course covers major introductory topics in both descriptive and inferential statistics, such as mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation, linear and nonlinear regression, correlation, and hypothesis testing. Students learn sampling procedures, experimental design, estimate population characteristics, find and interpret confidence intervals, test hypotheses, compare two populations, and develop chi- squared tests. Students also learn to apply techniques for normal, binomial, geometric, and other discrete and continuous probability distributions.  Microsoft Excel and other data analysis programs are used as a teaching tool in the classroom and is used by students on their computers and iPads. This course includes preparation and review for the AP statistics examination. Students will be prepared for the Advanced Data Analysis course.

Special Note: A TI-84+ graphing calculator is required.