AP Q&A Statistics: With 600 Questions and Answers (Barron's AP Prep) - Softcover

Barron's Educational Series; Sternstein Ph.D., Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143801189X ISBN 13: 9781438011899

Publisher: Barrons Educational Services, 2018

Synopsis

Barron’s brand new AP Q&A Statistics features 600 questions and explanations covering all AP Stat concepts. Practice includes all exam question types so students can apply the skills they learn in class, and answer explanations help students review and understand the content.

AP Q&A Statistics doesn’t just explain why an answer is correct—students will learn the rationale behind why each other answer choice is incorrect, helping them understand the key concepts and how to apply them on exam day.

Practice questions and comprehensive explanations follow the AP Statistics curriculum and include Exploratory Analysis, Collecting and Producing Data, Probability, and Statistical Inference. AP Q&A Statistics is specifically created to help students hone critical thinking skills and practice with all AP-style question types, such as multiple-choice, numeric response, and short and long free-response questions.

Looking for in-depth content review along with realistic practice tests? Try Barron's AP Statistics for even more prep.

About this title

From the Author

Dr. Martin Sternstein is a long-time College Board consultant and has been a Reader and Table Leader for the AP Statistics exam for many years. He has strong interests in national educational and social issues concerning equal access to math education for all. For two years, he was a Fulbright Professor in Liberia, West Africa, after which he developed a popular “Math in Africa” course, and he is the only mathematician to have given a presentation at the annual Conference on African Linguistics. He also taught the first U.S. course for college credit in chess theory. Dr. Sternstein and his wife live in a house they designed and built with their own hands with the help of many of the math faculty. They have five delightful grandchildren.

From the Inside Flap

Table of Contents:
Introduction
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Chapter 1: MC Exploratory Analysis
One-Variable Data Analysis
Two-Variable Data Analysis
Answers to MC Exploratory Analysis
Chapter 2: MC Collecting and Producing Data
Sampling Strategies
Bias in Sampling
Experiments and Observational Studies
Answers to MC Collecting and Producing Data
Chapter 3: MC Probability
Basic Probability Rules
Binomial and Geometric Probabilities
Random Variables
Normal Probabilities
Sampling Distributions
Answers to MC Probability
Chapter 4: MC Statistical Inference
Confidence Intervals for Proportions
Confidence Intervals for Means
Confidence Intervals for Slopes
Determining Sample Sizes
Logic of Significance Testing
Hypothesis Tests for Proportions
Hypothesis Tests for Means
Type I and II Errors, Power
P-Values from Simulations
Chi-Square Tests
Hypothesis Tests for Slopes
Answers to MC Statistical Inference
FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
Chapter 5: FR Exploratory Analysis
One-Variable Data Analysis
Two-Variable Data Analysis
Answers to FR Exploratory Analysis
Chapter 6: FR Collecting and Producing Data
Answers to FR Collecting and Producing Data
Chapter 7: FR Probability
Answers to FR Probability
Chapter 8: FR Statistical Inference
Answers to FR Statistical Inference
ANSWERS
Multiple-Choice
MC Exploratory Analysis
MC Collecting and Producing Data
MC Probability
MC Statistical Inference
Free-Response
FR Exploratory Analysis
FR Collecting and Producing Data
FR Probability
FR Statistical Inference

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 143801189X
• ISBN 13: 9781438011899
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352