5 Steps to a 5 by Hinders, Duane C. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction: The Five-Step Program STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program

1 What You Need to Know About the AP Statistics Exam

Background Information Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Statistics Exam

2 How to Plan Your Time

Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Statistics Exam Calendar for Each Plan

STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

3 Take a Diagnostic Exam

AP Statistics Diagnostic Test Answers and Explanations Interpretation: How Ready Are You? Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions Section II: Free-Response Questions Composite Score

STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success

4 Tips for Taking the Exam

General Test-Taking Tips Tips for Multiple-Choice Questions Tips for Free-Response Questions Specific Statistics Content Tips

STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

5 Overview of Statistics/Basic Vocabulary

Quantitative versus Categorical (Qualitative) Data Descriptive versus Inferential Statistics Collecting Data: Surveys, Experiments, Observational Studies Random Variables Rapid Review

6 One-Variable Data Analysis

Graphical Analysis Measures of Center Measures of Spread Position of a Term in a Distribution Normal Distribution Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems

7 Two-Variable Data Analysis

Scatterplots Correlation Lines of Best Fit Residuals Coefficient of Determination Outliers and Influential Observations Transformations to Achieve Linearity Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems

8 Design of a Study: Sampling, Surveys, and Experiments

Samples Sampling Bias Experiments and Observational Studies Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems

9 Probability and Random Variables

Probability Random Variables Normal Probabilities Simulation and Random Number Generation Transforming and Combining Random Variables Rules for the Mean and Standard Deviation of Combined Random Variables Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems

10 Binomial Distributions, Geometric Distributions, and Sampling Distributions

Binomial Distributions Normal Approximation to the Binomial Geometric Distributions Sampling Distributions Sampling Distributions of a Sample Proportion Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems

11 Inference: Estimating with Confidence Intervals

Estimation and Confidence Intervals Formula for a Confidence Interval for a Proportion Conditions for a Confidence Interval for a Proportion Construct and Interpret a Confidence Interval for a Proportion Confidence Level as a Capture Rate Sample Size Rapid Review Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems

12 Inference for Means and Proportions

Statistical Significance and P-Value The Hypothesis-Testing Procedure Recap of Hypothesis (Significance) Testing Inference for a Single Population Proportion Type I and Type II Errors and the Power of a Test Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Proportions z-Procedures versus t-Procedures Inference for a Single Population Mean Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Means

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Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 13 Inference for Regression Simple Linear Regression Inference for the Slope of a Regression Line Confidence Interval for the Slope of a Regression Line Inference for Regression Using Technology

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Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 14 Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test Inference for Two-Way Tables

Rapid Review

Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems

Solutions to Practice Problems

Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence AP Statistics Practice Test 1 AP Statistics Practice Test 2 Appendixes

Formulas Tables Bibliography Websites Glossary

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