AP Statistics Alignment
This document compares Real World Statistics to the AP Statistics Course and Exam Description. Real World Statistics was not designed as a comprehensive AP Statistics curriculum and does not address every AP topic or learning objective. Instead, it provides substantial conceptual development across key areas of descriptive statistics, data analysis, probability, study design, sampling, and statistical reasoning.
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Exploring One-Variable Data and Collecting Data
Introducing Statistics: What Can We Learn from Data?
Real World Statistics Sections
- 1.1 What is Statistics?
- 1.2 Contextualizing Data
Alignment Notes
Students develop an understanding of statistics as a process for answering questions with data. The curriculum emphasizes identifying the cases and variables in a study, evaluating the context in which data are collected, and determining what information is needed to answer meaningful investigative questions.