Knowing the questions ahead of time should be beneficial. Free-response questions released from the 2007 AP® Statistics tests provide teachers and pupils insight into the types of questions on the exam. The six open-ended questions show the amount of interpretation and justification required and the amount of calculations scholars must perform when responding to the prompts.

Concepts

standard deviation, normal distribution, experimental design, randomness, mean, data analysis, inferences, linear regression

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math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members work in pairs and discuss their strategies to answer each question
• Use the common errors section while planning instruction

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should be familiar with the AP® Statistics curriculum

Pros

• Includes a description of the intent of each question
• Contains sample responses with scoring details

Cons

• None