Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Authors |
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Introduction: The Five-Step Program |
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STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program |
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1 What You Need to Know About the AP Statistics Exam |
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Statistics Exam |
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Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Statistics Exam |
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STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness |
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AP Statistics Diagnostic Test |
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Interpretation: How Ready Are You? |
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Section I Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Section II Free-Response Questions |
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STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success |
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4 Tips for Taking the Exam |
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Tips for Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Tips for Free-Response Questions |
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Specific Statistics Content Tips |
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STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High |
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5 One-Variable Data Analysis |
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Descriptive versus Inferential Statistics |
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Parameters versus Statistics |
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Quantitative versus Categorical (Qualitative) Data |
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Estimating Medians From Grouped Data |
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Measures of Spread (Variability) |
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Position of a Term in a Distribution |
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73 | (2) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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6 Two-Variable Data Analysis |
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Coefficient of Determination |
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Outliers and Influential Observations |
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Transformations to Achieve Linearity |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (6) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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109 | (4) |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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7 Design of a Study: Sampling, Surveys, and Experiments |
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115 | (2) |
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Experiments and Observational Studies |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (5) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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8 Probability and Random Variables |
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Simulation and Random Number Generation |
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Transforming and Combining Random Variables |
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Rules for the Mean and Standard Deviation of Combined Random Variables |
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154 | (6) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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161 | (6) |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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9 Binomial Distributions, Geometric Distributions, and Sampling Distributions |
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Sampling Distributions of a Sample Proportion |
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178 | (4) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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10 Inference: Estimating with Confidence Intervals |
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Estimation and Confidence Intervals |
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Formula for a Confidence Interval for a Proportion |
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Conditions for a Confidence Interval for a Proportion |
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Construct and Interpret a Confidence Interval for a Proportion |
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Confidence Level as a Capture Rate |
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203 | (5) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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209 | (4) |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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11 Inference: Testing Hypotheses |
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Statistical Significance and P-Value |
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The Hypothesis-Testing Procedure |
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Recap of Hypothesis (Significance) Testing |
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Inference for a Single Population Proportion |
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Type I and Type II Errors and the Power of a Test |
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Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Proportions |
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z-Procedures versus t-Procedures |
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Inference for a Single Population Mean |
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Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Means |
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235 | (6) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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241 | (7) |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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12 Inference for Regression |
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Inference for the Slope of a Regression Line |
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Confidence Interval for the Slope of a Regression Line |
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Inference for Regression Using Technology |
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259 | (3) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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263 | (3) |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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13 Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Squared Tests |
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Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test |
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Inference for Two-Way Tables |
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280 | (5) |
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Cumulative Review Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems |
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14 Free Response Question 6: The Investigative Task |
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General Tips for the Investigative Task |
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STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence |
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AP Statistics Practice Test 1 |
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299 | (28) |
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AP Statistics Practice Test 2 |
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353 | (4) |
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Tables |
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357 | (4) |
Bibliography |
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Websites |
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363 | (2) |
Glossary |
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