The Practice of Statistics, AP Edition

by Starnes, Daren; Tabor, Josh

• ISBN13: 9781319613280
• ISBN10: 1319613284
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781319620141
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2026-01-01
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman
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Table of Contents

Unit 1 – Exploring One-Variable Data and Collecting Data

• Part I – Exploring One-Variable Data
• Introduction
• 1A Statistics: Learning from Data
• 1B Displaying and Describing Categorical Data
• 1C Displaying and Describing Quantitative Data with Graphs
• 1D Summarizing Quantitative Data with Numbers
• 1E Comparing Distributions of Quantitative Data
• Unit 1, Part I Wrap-Up
• Unit 1, Part I FRAPPY!*
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• Unit 1, Part I Project
• See Yourself in Stats
• Part II – Collecting Data
• Introduction
• 1F Introduction to Data Collection
• 1G Sampling: Good and Bad
• 1H Experimental Design
• Unit 1, Part II Wrap-Up
• Unit 1, Part II FRAPPY!
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• Unit 1, Part II Project
• See Yourself in Stats
• Cumulative AP® Practice Test 1*

Unit 2 – Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions

• Part I – Probability
• Introduction
• 2A Relationships Between Two Categorical Variables
• 2B Randomness, Probability, and Simulation
• 2C Probability Rules
• 2D Conditional Probability and Independent Events
• Unit 2, Part I Wrap-Up
• Unit 2, Part I FRAPPY!*
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• See Yourself in Stats
• Part II – Random Variables and Probability Distributions
• Introduction
• 2E Discrete Random Variables
• 2F Binomial Distributions
• 2G Continuous Random Variables and Normal Distributions
• 2H Introduction to Estimators and Sampling Distributions
• Unit 2, Part II Wrap-Up
• Unit 2, Part II FRAPPY!
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• See Yourself in Stats
• Cumulative AP® Practice Test 2*

Unit 3 – Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions

• Part I – Inference for One Proportion
• Introduction
• 3A The Sampling Distribution of a Sample Proportion
• 3B Confidence Intervals for a Population Proportion
• 3C Hypothesis Tests for a Population Proportion
• 3D Potential Errors when Performing Hypothesis Tests
• Unit 3, Part I Wrap-Up
• Unit 3 Part I FRAPPY!*
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• See Yourself in Stats
• Part II – Inference for Two Proportions and Two-Way Tables
• Introduction
• 3E The Sampling Distribution of a Difference in Sample Proportions
• 3F Confidence Intervals for a Difference in Population Proportions
• 3G Hypothesis Tests for a Difference in Population Proportions
• 3H Chi-Square Tests for Two-Way Tables
• Unit 3, Part II Wrap-Up
• Unit 3, Part II FRAPPY!
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• Unit 3, Part II Project
• See Yourself in Stats
• Cumulative AP® Practice Test 3*

Unit 4 – Inference for Quantitative Data: Means

• Part I – Inference for One Mean
• Introduction
• 4A The Sampling Distribution of a Sample Mean
• 4B Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean or a Population Mean Difference
• 4C Hypothesis Tests for a Population Mean or a Population Mean Difference
• Unit 4, Part I Wrap-Up
• Unit 4, Part I FRAPPY!*
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• Unit 4, Part I Project
• See Yourself in Stats
• Part II – Inference for Two Means
• Introduction
• 4D Sampling Distributions for a Difference in Sample Means
• 4E Confidence Intervals for a Difference in Population Means
• 4E Hypothesis Tests for a Difference in Population Means
• Unit 4, Part II Wrap-Up
• Unit 4, Part II FRAPPY!*
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• Unit 4, Part II Project
• See Yourself in Stats
• Cumulative AP® Practice Test 4*

Unit 5 – Regression Analysis

• Introduction
• 5A Relationships Between Two Quantitative Variables
• 5B Linear Regression Models
• Unit 5 Wrap-Up
• Unit 5 FRAPPY!*
• Review
• Review Exercises
• AP® Statistics Practice Test
• Unit 5 Project
• See Yourself in Stats
• Cumulative AP® Practice Test 5*

Appendices

• Solutions S-1
• Notes and Data Sources N/DS-1
• Glossary/Glosario G-1
• Index I-1
• Tables T-0
• Table A: Standard Normal Probabilities T-0
• Table B: t Distribution Critical Values T-3
• Table C: Chi-Square Distribution Critical Values T-5
• Table D: Random Digits T-7
• Inference Summary – Back Endpaper

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