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Contents
Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction: The Five-Step Program 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 AP Statistics Diagnostic Test Answers and Explanations 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 One-Variable Data Analysis Descriptive versus Inferential Statistics Parameters versus Statistics Quantitative versus Categorical (Qualitative) Data Graphical Analysis Measures of Center Estimating Means and Medians From Grouped Data Measures of Spread Position of a Term in a Distribution Normal Distribution Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 6 Two-Variable Data Analysis Scatterplots Correlation Linear Models Residuals Coefficient of Determination Outliers and Influential Observations Transformations to Achieve Linearity Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 7 Design of a Study: Sampling, Surveys, and Experiments Samples Sampling Bias Experiments and Observational Studies Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 8 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 Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 9 Binomial Distributions, Geometric Distributions, and Sampling Distributions Binomial Distributions Normal Approximation to the Binomial Geometric Distributions Sampling Distributions Sampling Distributions of a Sample Proportion Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 10 Inference: Estimating with Confidence Intervals Estimation and Confidence Intervals Formula for a Confidence Interval for a Proportion Conditions for a Confidence Interval for a Proportion Construct and Interpret a Confidence Interval for a Proportion Confidence Level as a Capture Rate Sample Size Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 11 Inference: Testing Hypotheses Statistical Significance and P-Value The Hypothesis-Testing Procedure Recap of Hypothesis (Significance) Testing Inference for a Single Population Proportion Type I and Type II Errors and the Power of a Test Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Proportions z-Procedures versus t-Procedures Inference for a Single Population Mean Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Means Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 12 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 Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 13 Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Squared Tests Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test Inference for Two-Way Tables Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 14 Free Response Question 6: The Investigative Task Solution General Tips for the Investigative Task Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence AP Statistics Practice Test 1 AP Statistics Practice Test 2 Appendixes Formulas Tables Bibliography Websites GlossaryNER(01): WOW