STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 What You Need to Know About the AP Statistics Exam
Background Information
Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Statistics Exam
2 How to Plan Your Time
Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Statistics Exam
Calendar for Each Plan
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
Interpretation: How Ready Are You?
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions
Section II: Free-Response Questions
Composite Score
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
4 Tips for Taking the Exam
General Test-Taking Tips
Tips for Multiple-Choice Questions
Tips for Free-Response Questions
Specific Statistics Content Tips
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
5 Overview of Statistics/Basic Vocabulary
Descriptive versus Inferential Statistics
Quantitative versus Qualitative Data
Collecting Data: Surveys, Experiments, Observational Studies
Random Variables
6 One-Variable Data Analysis
Graphical Analysis
Measures of Center
Measures of Spread
Position of a Term in a Distribution
Normal Distribution
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
7 Two-Variable Data Analysis
Scatterplots
Correlation
Lines of Best Fit
Residuals
Coefficient of Determination
Outliers and Influential Observations
Transformations to Achieve Linearity
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
8 Design of a Study: Sampling, Surveys, and Experiments
Samples
Sampling Bias
Experiments and Observational Studies
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
9 Probability and Random Variables
Probability
Random Variables
Normal Probabilities
Simulation and Random Number Generation
Transforming and Combining Random Variables
Rules for the Mean and Standard Deviation of Combined Random Variables
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
10 Binomial Distributions, Geometric Distributions, and Sampling Distributions
Binomial Distributions
Normal Approximation to the Binomial
Geometric Distributions
Sampling Distributions
Sampling Distributions of a Sample Proportion
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
11 Confidence Intervals and Introduction to Inference
Estimation and Confidence Intervals
Confidence Intervals for Means and Proportions
Sample Size
Statistical Significance and P-Value
The Hypothesis-Testing Procedure
Type-I and Type-II Errors and the Power of a Test
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
12 Inference for Means and Proportions
Significance Testing
Inference for a Single Population Mean
Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Means
Inference for a Single Population Proportion
Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Proportions
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
13 Inference for Regression
Simple Linear Regression
Inference for the Slope of a Regression Line
Confidence Interval for the Slope of a Regression Line
Inference for Regression Using Technology
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
14 Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square
Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
Inference for Two-Way Tables
Practice Problems
Cumulative Review Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems
STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
AP Statistics Practice Exam 1
AP Statistics Practice Exam 2
Appendixes
Formulas
Tables
Bibliography
Web Sites
Glossary
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