Data Projects & Advanced Topics
For AP Statistics …
Exit Polling
Students get hands-on sampling experience by conducting their own exit polls in a local election. Then, they analyze the results.
Author: Brian Broderick
Flint Water Crisis
A deep-dive into the history of the Flint Water Crisis, through analysis of multiple datasets and inference procedures.
Author: Scott Fallstrom
Election Fraud
Students investigate statistical claims of election fraud, then review experimental studies on combatting misinformation.
Author: Elisa Oliver
Hurricane Maria
Case study: How Rafael Irizarry and collaborators used sampling and inference to seek truth in Maria’s aftermath.
Author: Emily Dougherty-Samowitz