The Practice of Statistics for the AP® Course
Seventh Edition
Publication Date: March 15, 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 9781319409340
Pages: 1024
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The Practice of Statistics for the AP® Course
The Practice of Statistics for the AP® Course, 7e
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Content Advisory Board and Supplements Team
Acknowledgments
To the Student
UNIT 1 Exploring One-Variable Data
Part I Data Analysis
Introduction
Section 1A Statistics: The Language of Variation
Section 1B Displaying and Describing Categorical Data
Section 1C Displaying Quantitative Data with Graphs
Section 1D Describing Quantitative Data with Numbers
Unit 1, Part I Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 1, Part I Review
Unit 1, Part I Review Exercises
Unit 1, Part I AP® Statistics Practice Test
Part II Modeling Distributions of Quantitative Data
Introduction
Section 1E Describing Position and Transforming Data
Section 1F Normal Distributions
Unit 1, Part II Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 1, Part II Review
Unit 1, Part II Review Exercises
Unit 1, Part II AP® Statistics Practice Test
UNIT 2 Exploring Two-Variable Data
Introduction
Section 2A Relationships Between Two Categorical Variables
Section 2B Relationships Between Two Quantitative Variables
Section 2C Linear Regression Models
Section 2D Analyzing Departures from Linearity
Unit 2 Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 2 Review
Unit 2 Review Exercises
Unit 2 AP® Statistics Practice Test
UNIT 3 Collecting Data
Introduction
Section 3A Introduction to Data Collection
Section 3B Sampling and Surveys
Section 3C Experiments
Unit 3 Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 3 Review
Unit 3 Review Exercises
Unit 3 AP® Statistics Practice Test
Unit 3 Project
CUMULATIVE AP® PRACTICE TEST 1
UNIT 4 Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions
Part I Probability
Introduction
Section 4A Randomness, Probability, and Simulation
Section 4B Probability Rules
Section 4C Conditional Probability and Independent Events
Unit 4, Part I Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 4, Part I Review
Unit 4, Part I Review Exercises
Unit 4, Part I AP® Statistics Practice Test
Part II Random Variables and Probability Distributions
Introduction
Section 4D Introduction to Discrete Random Variables
Section 4E Transforming and Combining Random Variables
Section 4F Binomial and Geometric Random Variables
Unit 4, Part II Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 4, Part II Review
Unit 4, Part II Review Exercises
Unit 4, Part II AP® Statistics Practice Test
UNIT 5 Sampling Distributions
Introduction
Section 5A Normal Distributions, Revisited
Section 5B What is a Sampling Distribution?
Section 5C Sample Proportions
Section 5D Sample Means
Unit 5 Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 5 Review
Unit 5 Review Exercises
Unit 5 AP® Statistics Practice Test
CUMULATIVE AP® PRACTICE TEST 2
UNIT 6 Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions
Part I: Inference for One Sample
Introduction
Section 6A Confidence Intervals: The Basics
Section 6B Confidence Intervals for a Population Proportion
Section 6C Significance Tests: The Basics
Section 6D Significance Tests for a Population Proportion
Unit 6, Part I Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 6, Part I Review
Unit 6, Part I Review Exercises
Unit 6, Part I AP® Statistics Practice Test
Part II: Inference for Two Samples
Introduction
Section 6E Confidence Intervals for a Difference in Population Proportions
Section 6F Significance Tests for a Difference in Population Proportions
Unit 6, Part II Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 6, Part II Review
Unit 6, Part II Review Exercises
Unit 6, Part II AP® Statistics Practice Test
UNIT 7 Inference for Quantitative Data: Means
Introduction
Section 7A Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean or Mean Difference
Section 7B Significance Tests for a Population Mean or Mean Difference
Section 7C Confidence Intervals for a Difference in Population Means
Section 7D Significance Tests for a Difference in Population Means
Unit 7 Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 7 Review
Unit 7 Review Exercises
Unit 7 AP® Statistics Practice Test
CUMULATIVE AP® PRACTICE TEST 3
UNIT 8 Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square
Section 8A Chi-Square Tests for Goodness of Fit
Section 8B Chi-Square Tests for Independence or Homogeneity
Unit 8 Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 8 Review
Unit 8 Review Exercises
Unit 8 AP® Statistics Practice Test
UNIT 9 Inference for Quantitative Data: Slopes
Introduction
Section 9A Confidence Intervals for the Slope of a Population Regression Line
Section 9B Significance Tests for the Slope of a Population Regression Line
Unit 9 Wrap-Up
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Unit 9 Review
Unit 9 Review Exercises
Unit 9 AP® Statistics Practice Test
CUMULATIVE AP® PRACTICE TEST 4
Strategies for Success on the AP® Exam
Solutions
Notes and Data Sources
Glossary/Glosario
Index
Formulas for the AP® Exam
Tables
Table A Standard Normal probabilities
Table B t distribution critical values
Table C Chi-square distribution critical values
Table D Random digits
Additional Online Chapters
Analysis of Variance
Multiple Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
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