A song to aid in discussing the idea that the regression line is itself random and understanding the idea of the standard deviation of the estimated slope. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 2015 hit song “Hello,” by English singer Adele. Also, an accompanying video may be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgYTKsVYQw
A song to be used in discussing Simpson’s Paradox and the perils of aggregation. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 1980 hit “Another One Bites the Dust,” written by John Deacon and recorded by the British rock band Queen. Also, an accompanying video may be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUauaBKEJWM
A song to be used in discussing the value of random selection in sampling and random assignment in experimentation. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 2014 hit “All About that Bass,” by Meghan Trainor. Also, an accompanying video may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-5FtoYfkc
A song to be used in discussing how the correlation coefficient is invariant to linear transformations (or just reverses sign when values are multiplied by a negative number). The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 1980 song “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” written by Eddie Schwartz and popularized by Pat Benatar. Also, an accompanying video may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-LtFLuA5VY
A song to be used in discussing the idea that the probability of at least one can be calculated at 1 minus the probability of none (i.e. the result of one of DeMorgan’s Laws) The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of Sheryl Crow’s 1994 hit song “All I Wanna Do.” Also, an accompanying video may be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0IzpxRRUME
A song to be used in discussing three key principles of experimentation – control, randomization, and replication. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the theme song written in 2004 by Mark Harrison and Blaise Smith for the animated tv show Spongebob Squarepants. Also, an accompanying video may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWX2s4WZWx8
A song to be used in discussing the concept and interpretation of the power of a significance test. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 1977 hit song “Hotel California,” by the Eagles. Also, an accompanying video may be found at
https://igenapps.com/Apps/View/Index/933086
A song to be used in discussing the idea that a low P-value indicates that the null hypothesis is a poor explanation of the data. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 1952 song “Hound Dog,” written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded by Willie Mae Thorton and later popularized by Elvis Presley. Also, an accompanying video may be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia9HYMHgqzM
A song to be used in discussing the idea that the point of averages (x-bar, y-bar) always lies on the regression line. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 2014 hit “Shake it Off,” by Taylor Swift. Also, an accompanying video may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeVR2024dY0
A song that can be used in discussing lurking variables - unobserved variables that may drive the relationships seen in the data. The lyrics were written by Mary McLellan from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as one of several dozen songs created for her AP statistics course. The song may be sung to the tune of the 2013 song “Happy,” written by Pharrell Williams for the animated movie Despicable Me 2. Also, an accompanying video may be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWf-8_UjUyg