Mr. Rogers - AP Statistics Objectives
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11 t-Test- 12 Inf for Prop 13 Chi Test 14 Regression  
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AP Statistics Standards

III. Anticipating Patterns: (continued)

D. Sampling distributions

8. Chi-square distribution

IV. Statistical Inference:

B. Tests of significance

  1. Chi-square test for goodness of fit, homogeneity of proportions, and independence (one- and two-way tables)

Objectives

Essential Question: Why would it be useful to have a quantitative way to test if data fits a particular distribution instead of merely relying on histograms, box plots, or normal quantile plots?

Ch. 13.1 Inference for Tables

  1.  Name 2 instances when a chi-squared test can be used. Note: chi is pronounced kie (rhymes with pie).
    • Goodness-of-fit (does data match a type of distribution?)
    • Inference for 2-way tables (tests the Ho that there is no relationship between row and column variables)
  1. Describe the shape and range of the chi-squared distribution.
  2. Determine degrees of freedom for a goodness-of-fit chi squared calculation. ( df = n-1)
  3. Calculate the chi squared statistic.

C2 = S (O - E)2 / E

  1. Perform chi squared goodness of fit hypothesis tests.
  2. Note that the hypotheses for a chi-squared test cannot readily be stated mathematically. They are as follows:
  • Null hypothesis: The data's distribution and the reference distribution are the same.
  • Alternative hypothesis: The data's distribution and the reference distribution are different.

 

  1. Find p-values for a chi squared test using both the table and the TI - 83 calculator (LUDf).

Homefun:  -- Exercises 13.9, 13.11 -- Read section 13.1

 

Activities

Lesson 1
Key Concept:  Significance tests for distributions

Warm up: What would a normal distribution look like if it were squared?

Interactive Discussion: Objectives.

Individual work: perform a chi-squared test on age data to determine if the population is indeed aging as a whole.
Essential Question: How can statistics be applied to genetic analysis in the real world?
  1. Describe how the chi-squared test can be used for determining if a set of data is not randomly distributed assuming that all events are equally probable.

 

Stats Investigation: statistical Analysis of Genome Data - computer lab using Minitab. 

Lesson 2
Key Concept:  determining if data is random

Interactive Discussion: Objectives.

2 person teams: see link to stats investigation
Essential Question: How can tables containing massive amounts of data be rapidly screened for relationships between the rows and columns?

Ch. 13.2  Inference for Two-Way Tables

  1. Calculate expected results for tables (p.720 ).

expected = (row total X column total) / (table total)

  1. Calculate chi-squared statistics for tables (p. 723).
  2. Determine the degrees of freedom for a chi-squared (p. 724).

df = (rows-1)(columns-1)

  1. Perform hypothesis tests using chi-squared statistics.
  2. Be able to read chi-squared computer print outs.

Homefun:  -- Exercises 13.15, 13.17, 13.18 -- Read section 13.2

Lesson 3
Key Concept:  Analysis of large tables for relationships

Warm up: What would a normal distribution look like if it were squared?

Interactive Discussion: Objectives.

Individual work: perform a chi-squared test on a table containing drug data to determine if any of the drugs differ from the placebo.
  • perform a chi-squared test by hand (using a calculator only for low level math)
  • perform a chi-squared test using Minitab
  • perform 2-sample t-tests as follow up to the chi-test
 

 

   

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