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Apr 7
5 min

3 Review Tests = 1 AP Exam: An AP Exam Prep Strategy

After many years of reviewing for the AP Exam, AP Stats all-star teacher Jeff Eicher has figured out the best way to structure the review.

Mar 16
4 min

AP Statistics - Where We Need to Go From Here

Former Chief Reader Roxy Peck tells us the story of AP Statistics from the beginning, so we can best create our path moving forward.

Mar 13
3 min

New Applets for Teaching Inference

Using simulation can help students to better understand inference. These applets can help!

Mar 9
4 min

Statistical Literacy is too Important to Allow Gatekeeping

How do we increase diversity in the AP Statistics classroom? AP Government teacher Nate Bowling shares his thoughts and ideas.

Feb 27
2 min

Mixed Up Inference

With so many different inference procedures in AP Stats, how can students keep them all straight? This activity will definitely help.

Feb 17
3 min

Teaching Statistics With COVID-19 Data

Several different activities that you can use to teach statistics using data from the COVID-19 virus.

Feb 12
3 min

How to Get Funding for the Stats Medic Review Course

Are you hoping to use the Stats Medic AP Exam Review Course in the spring? Check here for some ways to help get it funded.

Feb 6
2 min

Details for the 2021 AP Statistics Exam

Everything you need to know about the 2021 AP Statistics Exam.

Jan 24
4 min

The Toothbrush Example: Type I and Type II Errors

Identifying Type I and Type II Errors can be difficult for students, but not after you guide them using the Toothbrush Example.

Jan 9
3 min

What is Margin of Error?

Why do we include a margin of error when calculating a confidence interval? This post includes a new lesson for introducing margin of error.

Jan 3
5 min

Stats Medic + Skew The Script = New Lessons for Inference

Stats Medic and Skew the Script join forces to bring you some new EFFL lessons with relevant contexts.

Dec 13, 2020
5 min

Top 6 Strategies for Building a Successful Remote Classroom

All-star AP Stats teacher and blogger Amy Hogan discusses strategies that have been effective with her remote learners in Brooklyn.

Dec 6, 2020
6 min

How is College Intro Stats Different from AP Stats?

Erica Chauvet has taught both high school AP Stats and Intro Stats in college. In this post, she compares the two experiences.

Nov 29, 2020
5 min

Bring Back the German Tanks

Josh Tabor discusses a revised version of the German Tank Problem - an excellent activity for introducing sampling distributions.

Nov 27, 2020
2 min

Stats Medic Merchandise = Scholarships for Students

Buy some Stats Medic swag and help fund the future for students!

Nov 21, 2020
3 min

A Conversation With Your Students Before Going Remote

What do you need to know before teaching remote? What do students need to know? Use this conversation to find answers to these questions.

Nov 14, 2020
3 min

Teaching Statistical Inference: Challenges and Solutions

We all know that statistical inference is the end goal, but what are the best ways to get there? AP Stats guru Daren Starnes weighs in.

Nov 8, 2020
4 min

Using Desmos for Remote Student Feedback

We know that students need clear, consistent feedback to improve their written communication. But how do we do this in the remote setting?

Oct 31, 2020
3 min

How to Use a Stats Medic Answer Key

Have you always wondered why Stats Medic Answer Keys are written in blue and red? This blog post is the key to finding the answer.

Oct 24, 2020
2 min

The Last Banana - A New Lesson for Teaching Probability

Challenge students intuition about probability by having them play a game for the last banana.

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