AP Statistics: Curricular Requirements

• The teacher has read the most recent AP Statistics Course Description.
• The course provides instruction in each of the following four broad conceptual themes outlined in the Course Description with appropriate emphasis on each:
  • Exploring data
  • Sampling and experimentation
  • Anticipating patterns
  • Statistical inference
• The course draws connections between all aspects of the statistical process, including design, analysis, and conclusions.
• The course teaches students how to communicate methods, results, and interpretations using the vocabulary of statistics.
• The course teaches students how to use graphing calculators and demonstrates the use of computers and/or computer output to enhance the development of statistical understanding through exploring and analyzing data, assessing models, and performing simulations.

Resource Requirements

• The school ensures that each student has a college-level statistics textbook for individual use, inside and outside of the classroom.
• The school ensures that each student has access to a graphing calculator with statistical capabilities.
• The school provides access to a computer to aid in investigating and analyzing data and in exploring statistical models.