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Authors: David A. Kay
ISBN-13: 9780764573132, ISBN-10: 0764573136
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: December 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: David A. Kay

David A. Kay is Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Moorpark College where he has primarily taught statistics since 1981.

Book Synopsis

Your complete guide to a higher score on the *AP Statistics exam

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About the contents:

Part I: Introduction

  • Exam content and format outlines

  • Calculators policy

  • Tips on answering free-response questions

  • AP exam grades and what they mean

Part II: Subject Area Reviews

  • Interpreting graphical displays

  • Collecting, exploring, comparing, and summarizing data

  • Planning and conducting surveys and experiments

  • Anticipating patterns

  • Understanding statistical inference

  • Subject area review questions with full answer explanations

Part III: AP Statistics Practice Tests

  • 7 full-length practice tests with full answer explanations

Plus:

  • Glossary of statistics terms

  • Statistics formulas

  • Comparison of graphical displays

  • Summary of inference methods

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION.

Introduction.

PART II: SUBJECT AREA REVIEWS WITH SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Exploring Data: Interpreting Graphical Displays of Distributions of Univariate Data.

Exploring Data: Summarizing Distributions of Univariate Data.

Exploring Data: Comparing Distributions of Univariate Data.

Exploring Data: Exploring Bivariate Data.

Exploring Data: Exploring Categorical Data—Frequency Tables.

Sampling and Experimentation: Overview of Methods of Data Collection.

Sampling and Experimentation: Planning and Conducting Surveys.

Sampling and Experimentation: Planning and Conducting Experiments.

Anticipating Patterns: Probability as Relative Frequency.

Anticipating Patterns: Combining Independent Random Variables.

Anticipating Patterns: The Normal Distribution.

Anticipating Patterns: Sampling Distributions.

Statistical Inference: Confidence Intervals.

Statistical Inference: Tests of Significance.

Statistical Inference: Special Case of Normally Distributed Data.

PART III: AP STATISTICS PRACTICE TESTS.

Practice Test 1.

Practice Test 2.

Practice Test 3.

Practice Test 4.

Practice Test 5.

Practice Test 6.

Practice Test 7.

Glossary.

Appendix.

Subjects