2024 - 2025 MCPS High School Course Bulletin

MAT2039 Applied Stat

0.5 credit per semester

Students learn sufficient statistical background to design, collect, and analyze data for surveys and research projects. All the objectives of the MCPS AP Statistics curriculum are studied. Students study simple probability theory, counting techniques, and a variety of probability distributions. These distributions justify tests of significance of parametric and nonparametric statistics.

Prerequisite: Magnet Analysis 1 or AP Calculus BC
Grade Level: 9 - 10 - 11 - 12
No repeats for credit

Special Program or Cluster Designations:

• Montgomery Blair HS Science/Math/Computer Science Magnet - Mathematics
• Poolesville HS Whole-School Magnet - Science, Mathematics & Computer Science House

Additional Course Information:

• Certificate of Merit (CM)
• Advanced-Level
• Advanced Placement (AP)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse (NCAA/IEC)