B in Precalculus (Honors) or B+ in Precalculus, or B+ in Foundations of Precalculus, or B+ in Advanced Algebra (Honors), A in Advanced Algebra, or C in AP Calculus (AB or BC).
AP Statistics students explore four themes throughout the year: exploring data; sampling and experimentation; anticipating patterns; and statistical inference. Skills emphasized in the course include reading and understanding statistical content, communicating their understanding in writing, and using graphing calculators with fluency. These skills will help them learn to think and act like statisticians.
The AP Statistics course will enable the student to:
- Detect important characteristics from distributions of data.
- Generate conjectures about relationships among variables by making careful observations of patterns in data.
- Collect data according to a well-developed plan and formulate a model from which inferences can be drawn.
- Use probability to anticipate the distribution of data.
- Use statistical inference to select the appropriate model needed to draw conclusions from data.
- Write about their statistical work using appropriate language.
Assessment will include assignments, projects, and traditional tests and quizzes. Emphasis is placed on the processes of data collection, modeling, and statistical inference. An extended project using multiple forms of data analysis will be required following the AP exam.
“If you like math and social studies, this interdisciplinary course is great for you. Once you understand the “pattern“ of a concept, application and deeper understanding are intuitive. Make use of resources such as StatsMedic and your calculator. Write out in-depth descriptions and make sure you fully understand when to apply procedures.”
- Anonymous (2022)
“AP Statistics is unlike any other math course at the high school and it was one of my favorite classes last year. It is very detail-oriented, with a lot of writing involved and a number of procedures you will need to memorize, but with enough practice, you will be able to apply the content to real-world scenarios you're interested in. Statistics is very much an interdisciplinary subject, so some of you may even be able to apply what you learn here to other courses you take in High School or university! The workload outside of class is manageable, but I highly recommend going in for extra help if you're confused because a lot of the inferential statistics concepts build on each other.”
- Asha Gill (Class of 2023)
“AP Statistics may seem like a math-heavy class, but excelling at math isn't necessary to do well in this class. The topics are usually social studies based and do include numbers, but mostly everything has a specific formula that's provided to you. At the end of the day, a lot of it is just memorizing procedure steps and writing some of the same stuff over and over, so as long as those are solid, you're in good shape.”
- Anonymous