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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two children in AP Stat class now. Both are very technical kids who do not struggle in normal advanced Math.
I have Math degree with concentration in Statistics. In my opinion this is absolutely terrible class. This is not math course, it is social studies badly presented.
At least in our school AP book is terrible. You suppose to read through 20 pages of really crappy text, and get out of it what is useful is extremely difficult. (I would say almost impossible even for an adult!)
Book is loaded with useless terminology. Formulas are following from sky without much sense. Looking at Barrons, it is the same on exam.
No good technical school will give you credit for this AP class. Most colleges do not give credit at all. UMD CP gives credit for STAT100.
For my kids's program class was required, otherwise they would never take it.
It is waste of time. If you are interested in Statistics - take calculus based real statistics in college.
If you are interested in easy math course - avoid AP Stat at any expense.[/quote]

This is disappointed--my dd wants to take it next year as a second math class.  Are you saying that students never actually run models (e.g., regressions)?  [/quote]

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