Barron's AP Statistics with CD-ROM - Softcover

Sternstein Ph.D., Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438077122 ISBN 13: 9781438077123

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2017

Synopsis

This manual's in-depth preparation for the AP Statistics exam features the 35 absolutely best AP Statistics exam hints found anywhere, and includes:

• A diagnostic test and five full-length and up-to-date practice exams
• All test questions answered and explained
• Additional multiple-choice and free-response questions with answers
• A 14-chapter subject review, covering all test topics
• A new review chapter highlighting statistical insights into social issues
• a new chapter on the Investigative Task, which counts as one-eighth of the exam
• A guide to basic uses of TI, Casio, and HP graphing calculators

The manual includes a CD-ROM that presents two additional practice tests with automatic scoring of the multiple-choice questions.

BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TEST: Students who purchase this package will also get FREE access to one additional full-length online AP Statistics test with all questions answered and explained.

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About this title

About 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
Barron's Essential 5
Introduction
Diagnostic Examination
Answer Key
Answers Explained
AP Score for the Diagnostic Exam
Study Guide for the Diagnostic Test Multiple-Choice Questions
Theme One: Exploratory Analysis
Graphical Displays
Summarizing Distributions
Exploring Bivariate Data
Exploring Categorical Data: Frequency Tables
Theme Two: Collecting and Producing Data
Planning and Conducting Surveys
Planning and Conducting Experiments
Theme Three: Probability
Probability as Relative Frequency
Combining and Transforming Random Variables
The Normal Distribution
Sampling Distributions
Theme Four: Statistical Inference
Confidence Intervals
Tests of Significance--Proportions and Means
Tests of Significance--Chi-square and Slope of Least Squares Line
Theme Five: More Practice And Review
The Investigative Task
Statistical Insights into Social Issues
Practice Examinations
Appendix
Checking Assumptions for Inference
35 AP Exam Hints
AP Scoring Guide
Basic Uses of the TI-83/TI-84
Basic Uses of the Casio Prizm
Basic Uses of the HP Prime
Basic Uses of the TI-Nspire
Formulas
Inferential Statistics
Graphical Displays
Table A: Standard Normal Probabilities
Table B: t-distribution Critical Values
Table C: x² Critical Values
Table D: Random Number Table
Index

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438077122
• ISBN 13: 9781438077123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648