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 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 Descriptive versus Inferential Statistics Quantitative versus Qualitative Data Collecting Data: Surveys, Experiments, Observational Studies Random Variables 6 One-Variable Data Analysis Graphical Analysis Measures of Center Measures of Spread Position of a Term in a Distribution Normal Distribution 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 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 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 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 Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 11 Confidence Intervals and Introduction to Inference Estimation and Confidence Intervals Confidence Intervals for Means and Proportions Sample Size Statistical Significance and P-Value The Hypothesis-Testing Procedure Type-I and Type-II Errors and the Power of a Test Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems 12 Inference for Means and Proportions Significance Testing Inference for a Single Population Mean Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Means Inference for a Single Population Proportion Inference for the Difference Between Two Population Proportions Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice 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 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 Practice Problems Cumulative Review Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Solutions to Cumulative Review Problems STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence AP Statistics Practice Exam 1 AP Statistics Practice Exam 2 Appendixes Formulas Tables Bibliography Web Sites Glossary ……