[nabs-l] AP statistics

[Lillie Pennington]

Hi Julie
The part about the different units was very helpful. Thanks.

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> On Apr 28, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Lillie,
> 
> I took AP stats back in 2008-2009, so I'm sure the course has changed
> by now.  But I didn't have a graphing calculator, and I did well
> without one.  I do remember that there were these AP Stats practice
> materials from College Board that our class used, and I had those.
> 
> Some of the units were extremely nonvisual, and others did require
> graphs and tables.  But the graphs aren't super complex, from what I
> remember.  So you could probably describe them pretty easily.  I
> remember AP stats being a lot of writing and interpreting and some
> formulas.  I had to do a lot of studying, but for the most part,
> accessing the visuals wasn't a huge concern.  I hope you have a
> similar experience without having to study as much as I did.  :)
> 
> 
> 
>> On 4/28/14, Phil <philso1003 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Lillie,
>> Echoing what Arielle said, you can go through a Stats course without
>> using graphing function in graphing calculator. I didn't use it when I
>> took my 3 Stats courses in college either.
>> You might also want to ask your teacher what software if any is used?
>> For example, in college intro Stats courses they sometimes use
>> software called STATA and SPSS. There's also a software called SAS but
>> highly unlikely to be used in AP Stat.
>> Hope this helps a bit.
>> Best,
>> Phil
>> 
>> 
>> 
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