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How I am using the Math Medic AP Stats Review Course
By Josh Tabor Like everyone else, I am constantly tweaking the way I teach AP Statistics, including how I manage the crucial time before...

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Statistics Inference Exam – Student Created
We all know that statistical inference is the end goal of AP Statistics. Inference also makes up the largest part of the AP Exam (up to...

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Falling Behind in AP Stats? Here’s What to Do.
Teaching remote. Reduced contact time with students. A polar vortex leads to 12 snow days. It’s your first year teaching AP Stats and you...

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What's New from College Board for AP Statistics in 2019-2020
The College Board has recently announced some changes for AP Statistics for next school year. They also released a short video ...

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Sneak Peek of the Math Medic AP Statistics Exam Review Course
A good review is critical for student success on the AP Exam. The Math Medic AP Statistics Exam Review Course is the best way to prepare!

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Is the House of Representatives actually representative?
The 116th Congress is the most diverse in history. I have become absorbed by reading the stories of incredible newly elected officials...

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Baseball Salaries and the Central Limit Theorem
This guest blog post comes to us from superstar AP Stats teacher Leigh Nataro. Sampling distributions are at the heart of statistical...

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Turn your old notes into an Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) lesson
This year, in addition to teaching AP stats, we're teaching Algebra 2. I've been teaching Algebra 2 for the past five years using sort of...

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How does this work in a math classroom?
I have a secret to tell you. Please don't tell all the other stats teachers. They'll kick me out of the club. But believe it or not, I...

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Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL)
Several years ago, the Math Medic created a new on-level Stats course targeted toward Seniors at East Kentwood High School. We wanted the...

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Introducing Independence: Does Mrs. Gallas choke under pressure?
Testing if two events are independent is tough. And with a formula like P(A) = P(A|B) = P(A|not B) it can be very confusing! Our students...

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Help Students Interpret r^2.
During my first few years of teaching, I treated the interpretation of r^2 as a fill-in-the-blank exercise: "__________ percent of the...

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Stratified Random Sample vs Cluster Sample
For starters, students need to understand the most fundamental idea of good sampling: the simple random sample (SRS). Hopefully you used...

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A Math Lesson For MLK Day
This lesson asks the question, "Why do some schools do better than others?" Learning Targets Describe the relationship between two...

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Response Bias Project
Would your decision to eat a delicious hamburger change if you knew the nutrition information? Would you admit to texting and driving in...

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Does Beyoncé Write Her Own Lyrics
Learning Targets Identify the population and sample in a statistical study. Identify voluntary response sampling and convenience sampling...

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Barbie Bungee: Guaranteed Student Engagement
Best class period of the year so far! Students were very engaged and worked hard. From start to finish they were excited about the bungee...

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150 Days of AP Stats is Coming Your Way!
Last year, we made a blog post for every school day of the year for our Intro Stats class. Every new lesson includes an activity that...

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Why Isn’t Bias Accounted for by the Margin of Error?
When teaching confidence intervals, we talk about how bias is not accounted for by the margin of error. Â Seems easy enough to me, so when...

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Predictions for the 2017 AP Statistics Exam
Today in class, I made my predictions for the 2017 AP Statistics Exam.  I am confident that some will be right and I am most certainly...

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