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The
Practice of
Statistics
SIXTH
EDITIO
N
Daren S. Starnes
The Lawrenceville School
Josh Tabor
Canyon del Oro High School
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The Practice of Statistics for the AP® Exam
Sixth Edition
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1 Data Analysis
Introduction: Statistics: The Science and Art of Data
1.1 Analyzing Categorical Data
1.2 Displaying Quantitative Data with Graphs
1.3 Describing Quantitative Data with Numbers
CHAPTER 1 WRAP-UP
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Chapter 1 Review
Chapter 1 Review Exercises
Chapter 1 AP® Statistics Practice Test
Chapter 1 Project
3 Describing Relationships
Introduction
3.1 Scatterplots and Correlation
3.2 Least-Squares Regression
CHAPTER 3 WRAP-UP
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Chapter 3 Review
Chapter 3 Review Exercises
Chapter 3 AP® Statistics Practice Test
Chapter 3 Project
4 Collecting Data
Introduction
4.1 Sampling and Surveys
4.2 Experiments
4.3 Using Studies Wisely
CHAPTER 4 WRAP-UP
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 4 Review Exercises
Chapter 4 AP® Statistics Practice Test
Chapter 4 Project
CUMULATIVE AP® PRACTICE TEST 1
6 Random Variables
Introduction
6.1 Discrete and Continuous Random Variables
6.2 Transforming and Combining Random Variables
6.3 Binomial and Geometric Random Variables
CHAPTER 6 WRAP-UP
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Chapter 6 Review
Chapter 6 Review Exercises
Chapter 6 AP® Statistics Practice Test
7 Sampling Distributions
Introduction
7.1 What Is a Sampling Distribution?
7.2 Sample Proportions
7.3 Sample Means
CHAPTER 7 WRAP-UP
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Chapter 7 Review
Chapter 7 Review Exercises
Chapter 7 AP® Statistics Practice Test
CUMULATIVE AP® PRACTICE TEST 2
9 Testing a Claim
Introduction
9.1 Significance Tests: The Basics
9.2 Tests About a Population Proportion
9.3 Tests About a Population Mean
CHAPTER 9 WRAP-UP
Free Response AP® Problem, Yay!
Chapter 9 Review
Chapter 9 Review Exercises
Chapter 9 AP® Statistics Practice Test
JOSH TABOR has enjoyed teaching on-level and AP® Statistics to high
school students for more than 22 years, most recently at his alma mater,
Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona. He received a BS in
Mathematics from Biola University, in La Mirada, California. In
recognition of his outstanding work as an educator, Josh was named one
of the five finalists for Arizona Teacher of the Year in 2011. He is a past
member of the AP® Statistics Development Committee (2005–2009) and
has been a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader at the AP®
Statistics Reading since 1999. In 2013, Josh was named to the SAT®
Mathematics Development Committee. Each year, Josh leads one-week
AP® Summer Institutes and one-day College Board workshops around
the country and frequently speaks at local, national, and international
conferences. In addition to teaching and speaking, Josh has authored
articles in The American Statistician, The Mathematics Teacher, STATS
Magazine, and The Journal of Statistics Education. He is the author of
the Annotated Teacher’s Edition and Teacher’s Resource Materials for
The Practice of Statistics, Fourth Edition and Fifth Edition. Combining
his love of statistics and love of sports, Josh teamed with Christine
Franklin to write Statistical Reasoning in Sports, an innovative textbook
for on-level statistics courses. Josh is also coauthor of the popular on-
level text Statistics and Probability with Applications.
Content Advisory Board and
Supplements Team
Ils lui jouèrent — nous lui jouâmes, devrais-je dire, — deux bons
tours.