Preparing for the Statistics AP* Exam

by Carroll, Anne M.; Carver, Ruth E.; Peters, Susan A.; Ricks, Janice D.

• ISBN13: 9780321173447
• ISBN10: 0321173449
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: SCHOOL GROUP

Table of Contents

About Your Pearson AP Guide	v
About the Authors	iv
Acknowledgements	vi
Part I: Introduction to the AP Statistics Examination	1	(12)
Part II: Review	13	(122)
Exploring and Understanding Data	15	(16)
Graphical Displays	15	(6)
Describing Distributions Numerically	21	(10)
Exploring Relationships Between Variables	31	(12)
Scatterplots	31	(1)
Correlation	32	(1)
Least Squares Regression	33	(2)
Regression Wisdon	35	(4)
Re-expressing Data: Strengthening Relationships	39	(4)
Gathering Data	43	(12)
Understanding Randomness	43	(5)
Sample Surveys	48	(3)
Design of Experiments	51	(4)
Randomness and Probability	55	(22)
From Randomness to Probability	55	(8)
Random Variables	63	(6)
Probability Models	69	(8)
From the Data at Hand to the World at Large	77	(24)
Sampling Distribution Models	77	(5)
Confidence Intervals for Proportions	82	(4)
Testing Hypotheses About Proportions	86	(5)
More About Tests	91	(2)
Comparing TWO Proportions	93	(8)
Learning About the World	101	(20)
Inferences About Means	101	(7)
Inference for Two Independent Samples	108	(6)
A Special Case: Two Samples or One?	114	(7)
Inference When Variables Are Related	121	(14)
Comparing Counts	121	(9)
Inference for Regression	130	(5)
Part III: Practice Examinations	135	(1)
Practice Examination 1	135	(32)
Solutions	167	(12)
Practice Examination 2	179	(26)
Solutions	205	(10)
Practice Examination 3	215	(24)
Solutions	239	(12)
Practice Examination 4	251	(22)
Solutions	273