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A song to be used in discussing the notation for correlation with an accompanying video that includes information about interpreting the correlation. 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 accompanying video may be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1DenVRr3Ds The song may be sung to the tune of “Play that Funky Music,” the 1976 hit written by Rob Parissi and performed by the band Wild Cherry.

A song to aid in discussing the interpretation of statistical significance as being unlikely to happen by chances computed under the null. 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 “Star Spangled Banner.” Also, an accompanying video may be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzOxWTp0xGE

A song for use in discussing the interpretation of the root mean squared error – or the standard deviation of the residuals. 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 to be sung to the tune of Michael Jackson’s 1982 hit song “Billy Jean.” Also, an accompanying video may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW-Rfn86CSQ

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 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