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AP Statistics
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Practice Exam
From the 2015 Administration
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Contents

Exam Instructions

Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple-Choice Section

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions

Section II: Free-Response Questions

Multiple-Choice Answer Key

Free-Response Scoring Guidelines

Scoring Worksheet
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Exam Instructions
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the 2014−15 AP Exam Instructions book.

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AP® Statistics Exam
Regularly Scheduled Exam Date: Wednesday afternoon, May 13, 2015
Late-Testing Exam Date: Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015
Section I Total Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Section II Total Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Section I Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Section II Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Graphing calculator expected Graphing calculator expected
Number of Questions: 40* Number of Questions: 6
Percent of Total Score: 50% Percent of Total Score: 50%
Writing Instrument: Pencil required Writing Instrument: Pen with black
or dark blue ink or No. 2 Pencil
*The number of questions may vary slightly
depending on the form of the exam.

What Proctors Need to Bring to This Exam

• Exam packets • Container for students’ electronic
• Answer sheets devices (if needed)
• Extra No . 2 pencils with erasers
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• AP Student Packs
• 2014-15 AP Coordinator’s Manual • Extra pens with black or dark blue ink
• This book — AP Exam Instructions • Extra paper
• AP Exam Seating Chart template(s) • Stapler
• School Code and Home-School/Self- • Watch
Study Codes • Signs for the door to the testing room
• Extra graphing calculators – “Exam in Progress”
• Pencil sharpener – “Cell phones are prohibited in the
testing room”

Students are expected to bring graphing calculators with statistical capabilities to the
AP Statistics Exam . Nongraphing scientific calculators are permitted as long as they have
the required computational capabilities . Before starting the exam administration, make
sure each student has a graphing calculator from the approved list on page 45 of the 2014-15
AP Coordinator’s Manual or a scientific calculator . It is up to the student to determine if a
nongraphing scientific calculator has the required computational capabilities . If a student does
not have a graphing calculator from the approved list or an appropriate scientific calculator, you
may provide one from your supply . See pages 43–46 of the 2014-15 AP Coordinator’s Manual for
more information . If the student does not want to use the calculator you provide, or does not
want to use a calculator at all, he or she must hand copy, date, and sign the release statement on
page 44 of the 2014-15 AP Coordinator’s Manual .
Students may have no more than two calculators on their desks . Calculators may not be shared .
Calculator memories do not need to be cleared before or after the exam . Students with Hewlett-
Packard 48–50 Series and Casio FX-9860 graphing calculators may use cards designed for use
with these calculators . Proctors should make sure infrared ports (Hewlett-Packard) are not facing
each other . Since graphing calculators can be used to store data, including text, proctors

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AP Exam Instructions

should monitor that students are using their calculators appropriately. Attempts by students
to use the calculator to remove exam questions and/or answers from the room may result in
the cancellation of AP Exam scores.

SECTION I: Multiple Choice

! General Instructions for your group.

Do not begin the exam instructions below until you have completed the appropriate

Make sure you begin the exam at the designated time . Remember: You must complete a seating
chart for this exam . See pages 279–280 for a seating chart template and instructions . See the
2014-15 AP Coordinator’s Manual for exam seating requirements (pages 48–50, 88) .

If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say:

It is Wednesday afternoon, May 13, and you will be taking the AP Statistics Exam.
If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say:
It is Wednesday morning, May 20, and you will be taking the AP Statistics Exam.
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In a moment, you will open the packet that contains your exam materials.
By opening this packet, you agree to all of the AP Program’s policies and
procedures outlined in the 2014-15 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents.
You may now remove the shrinkwrap from your exam packet and take
out the Section I booklet, but do not open the booklet or the shrinkwrapped
Section II materials. Put the white seals aside. . . .
Carefully remove the AP Exam label found near the top left of your exam
booklet cover. Now place it on page 1 of your answer sheet on the light blue
box near the top right-hand corner that reads “AP Exam Label.”
If students accidentally place the exam label in the space for the number label or vice versa, advise
them to leave the labels in place . They should not try to remove the label; their exam will be
processed correctly .
Read the statements on the front cover of Section I and look up when you
have finished. . . .
Sign your name, and write today’s date. Look up when you have finished. . . .
Now print your full legal name where indicated. Are there any questions? . . .
Turn to the back cover and read it completely. Look up when you have finished. . . .
STATISTICS

Are there any questions? . . .

You will now take the multiple-choice portion of the exam. You should have
in front of you the multiple-choice booklet and your answer sheet. You may
never discuss these specific multiple-choice questions at any time in any form
with anyone, including your teacher and other students. If you disclose
these questions through any means, your AP Exam score will be canceled. . . .

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You must complete the answer sheet using a No. 2 pencil only. Mark all of
your responses beginning on page 2 of your answer sheet, one response per
question. Completely fill in the circles. If you need to erase, do so carefully and
completely. No credit will be given for anything written in the exam booklet.
Scratch paper is not allowed, but you may use the margins or any blank
space in the exam booklet for scratch work. Calculators may be used for both
sections of this exam. You may place your calculators on your desk. Are there
any questions? . . .
You have 1 hour and 30 minutes for this section. Open your Section I booklet
and begin.
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Note Start Time here
6 . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are
marking their answers in pencil on their answer sheets, and that they are not looking at their
shrinkwrapped Section II booklets . Proctors should walk around and make sure Hewlett-Packard
calculators’ infrared ports are not facing each other and that students are not sharing calculators .
After 1 hour and 20 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
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Stop working. Close your booklet and put your answer sheet on your desk,
face up. Make sure you have your AP number label and an AP Exam label on
page 1 of your answer sheet. Sit quietly while I collect your answer sheets.
Collect an answer sheet from each student . Check that each answer sheet has an AP number label
and an AP Exam label . After all answer sheets have been collected, say:
Now you must seal your exam booklet using the white seals you set aside
earlier. Remove the white seals from the backing and press one on each area
of your exam booklet cover marked “PLACE SEAL HERE.” Fold each seal over
the back cover. When you have finished, place the booklet on your desk, face
up. I will now collect your Section I booklet. . . .
Collect a Section I booklet from each student . Check that each student has signed the front cover of
the sealed Section I booklet .
There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II . When all Section I materials have been
collected and accounted for and you are ready for the break, say:
Please listen carefully to these instructions before we take a 10-minute break.
All items you placed under your chair at the beginning of this exam must
stay there, and you are not permitted to open or access them in any way.
Leave your shrinkwrapped Section II packet on your desk during the break.
You are not allowed to consult teachers, other students, or textbooks during
the break. You may not make phone calls, send text messages, use your
calculators, check email, use a social networking site, or access any electronic
or communication device. Remember, you may never discuss the multiple-
choice questions at any time in any form with anyone, including your teacher
and other students. If you disclose these questions through any means, your
AP Exam score will be canceled. Are there any questions? . . .
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You may begin your break. Testing will resume at .

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AP Exam Instructions

SECTION II: Free Response

After the break, say:
May I have everyone’s attention? Place your Student Pack on your desk. . . .
You may now remove the shrinkwrap from the Section II packet, but do not
open the exam booklet until you are told to do so. . . .
Read the bulleted statements on the front cover of the exam booklet. Look
up when you have finished. . . .
Now place an AP number label on the shaded box. If you don’t have any
AP number labels, write your AP number in the box. Look up when you
have finished. . . .
Read the last statement. . . .
Using your pen, print the first, middle and last initials of your legal name
in the boxes and print today’s date where indicated. This constitutes your
signature and your agreement to the statements on the front cover. . . .
Turn to the back cover and complete Item 1 under “Important Identification
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Information.” Print the first two letters of your last name and the first letter
of your first name in the boxes. Look up when you have finished. . . .
In Item 2, print your date of birth in the boxes. . . .
In Item 3, write the school code you printed on the front of your Student
Pack in the boxes. . . .
Read Item 4. . . .
Are there any questions? . . .
I need to collect the Student Pack from anyone who will be taking another
AP Exam. You may keep it only if you are not taking any other AP Exams this
year. If you have no other AP Exams to take, place your Student Pack under
your chair now. . . .
While Student Packs are being collected, read the information on the back
cover of the exam booklet. Do not open the booklet until you are told to do
so. Look up when you have finished. . . .
Collect the Student Packs . Then say:
Are there any questions? . . .
STATISTICS

Section II has two parts. You have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete all of
Section II. You are responsible for pacing yourself, and may proceed freely from
one part to the next. You must write your answers in the exam booklet using
a pen with black or dark blue ink or a No. 2 pencil. If you use a pencil, be sure
that your writing is dark enough to be easily read. If you need more paper
during the exam, raise your hand. At the top of each extra sheet of paper you
use, be sure to write only your AP number and the number of the question you
are working on. Do not write your name. Are there any questions? . . .

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You may begin Part A.

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6 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . You should also make
sure that Hewlett-Packard calculators’ infrared ports are not facing each other and that students
are not sharing calculators . After 1 hour and 5 minutes, say:
There are 25 minutes remaining and you may want to move on to Part B,
if you have not already started answering that question.
After 15 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
Stop working and close your exam booklet. Place it on your desk, face up. . . .
If any students used extra paper for the free-response section, have those students staple the extra
sheet(s) to the first page corresponding to that question in their exam booklets . Complete an
Incident Report and include any exam booklets with extra sheets of paper in an Incident Report
return envelope (see page 57 of the AP Coordinator’s Manual for details) . Then say:
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Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials

are collected. . . .
Collect a Section II booklet from each student . Check for the following:
• Exam booklet front cover: The student placed an AP number label on the shaded box, and
printed his or her initials and today’s date .
• Exam booklet back cover: The student completed the “Important Identification
Information” area .
When all exam materials have been collected and accounted for, return to students any electronic
devices you may have collected before the start of the exam .

If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say:

You may not discuss or share these specific free-response questions with anyone
unless they are released on the College Board website in about two days. Your AP
Exam score results will be available online in July.
If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say:
None of the questions in this exam may ever be discussed or shared in any way
at any time. Your AP Exam score results will be available online in July.

If any students completed the AP number card at the beginning of this exam, say:
Please remember to take your AP number card with you. You will need the
information on this card to view your scores and order AP score reporting
services online.
Then say:
You are now dismissed.

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AP Exam Instructions

All exam materials must be placed in secure storage until they are returned to the AP Program
after your school’s last administration . Before storing materials, check the “School Use Only”
section on page 1 of the answer sheet and:
• Fill in the appropriate section number circle in order to access a separate AP
Instructional Planning Report (for regularly scheduled exams only) or subject
score roster at the class section or teacher level . See “Post-Exam Activities” in the
2014-15 AP Coordinator’s Manual .
• Check your list of students who are eligible for fee reductions and fill in the
appropriate circle on their registration answer sheets .
Be sure to give the completed seating chart to the AP Coordinator . Schools must retain seating
charts for at least six months (unless the state or district requires that they be retained for a longer
period of time) . Schools should not return any seating charts in their exam shipments unless they
are required as part of an Incident Report .
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Student Answer Sheet for

the Multiple-Choice Section
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Use this section to capture student responses. (Note that the following
answer sheet is a sample, and may differ from one used in an actual exam.)

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AP Number Label
(from Student Pack) (from Section I Booklet)
Answer Sheet
2015 B123456789T
COMPLETE THIS AREA AT EVERY EXAM. USE NO. 2 PENCIL ONLY D. EXAM DATE E. EXAM G. ONLINE
F. MULTIPLE-CHOICE BOOKLET
To maintain the security of the exam and the validity of my AP score, I will allow no one else to see the multiple-choice questions. I will C. YOUR AP NUMBER START PROVIDER
seal the multiple-choice booklet when asked to do so, and I will not discuss these questions with anyone at any time after completing the Month Day TIME SERIAL NUMBER CODE
section. I am aware of and agree to the AP Program’s policies and procedures as outlined in the 2014-15 Bulletin for AP Students and
Parents, including using testing accommodations (e.g., extended time, computer, etc.) only if I have been preapproved by College Board AM PM S
Services for Students with Disabilities.
Sign your legal name as it will appear on your college applications. Date
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. SIGNATURE
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B. LEGAL NAME Omit apostrophes, Jr., II. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Legal Last Name — First 15 Letters Legal First Name — First 12 Letters MI 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
COMPLETE THIS AREA ONLY ONCE. K. DATE OF BIRTH
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F I. AREA CODE AND
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G PHONE NUMBER J. SCHOOL YOU ATTEND Month Day Year
SCHOOL CODE School Name
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Jan
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 0 0 0 0
J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 1 1 1 1
K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Apr 2 2 2 2
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 May 3 3 3 3
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 City Jun 4 4 4
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jul 5 5 5
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 State Aug 6 6 6
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 Sep 7 7 7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 Oct 8 8 8
Country
R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 Nov 9 9 9
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S INTERNATIONAL PHONE 9 9 9 9 9 9 Dec
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
M. COLLEGE TO RECEIVE YOUR
U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U N. CURRENT
L. SOCIAL SECURITY AP SCORE REPORT
GRADE LEVEL
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V NUMBER (Optional) COLLEGE CODE Using the college code listed in the
AP Student Pack, indicate the ONE
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W Not yet in 9th grade

104246-00657• UNLWEB315
college that you want to receive your
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AP score report. 9th

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 College Name 10th

Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11th

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12th

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 No longer in
Exam Name: Form: Form Code:
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H. AP EXAM I AM City high school

TAKING USING THIS 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ANSWER SHEET 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
State

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7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SCHOOL USE ONLY

Q3914/1-4
779934 Section Number Fee Reduction Granted 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Country

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Option 1 2 Option 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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COMPLETE THIS AREA AT EACH EXAM (IF APPLICABLE).

O. SURVEY QUESTIONS — Answer the survey questions in the AP Student Pack. Do not put responses to exam questions in this section.

1 A B C D E F G H I 4 A B C D E F G H I 7 A B C D E F G H I

2 A B C D E F G H I 5 A B C D E F G H I 8 A B C D E F G H I

3 A B C D E F G H I 6 A B C D E F G H I 9 A B C D E F G H I

P. LANGUAGE — Do not complete this section unless instructed to do so.

If this answer sheet is for the French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture, Spanish Language
and Culture, or Spanish Literature and Culture Exam, please answer the following questions. Your responses will not affect your score.
1. Have you lived or studied for one month or more in a country where the language of the 2. Do you regularly speak or hear the language at home?
exam you are now taking is spoken?

Yes No Yes No

QUESTIONS 1–75

Indicate your answers to the exam questions in this section (pages 2 and 3). Mark only one response per question
for Questions 1 through 120. If a question has only four answer options, do not mark option E. Answers written in
the multiple-choice booklet will not be scored.

A B C D You must use a No. 2 pencil and marks must be complete. Do not use a mechanical pencil. It
EXAMPLES OF
COMPLETE MARK is very important that you fill in the entire circle darkly and completely. If you change your response,
INCOMPLETE MARKS A B C D erase as completely as possible. Incomplete marks or erasures may affect your score.
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1 A B C D E 26 A B C D E 51 A B C D E
2 A B C D E 27 A B C D E 52 A B C D E
3 A B C D E 28 A B C D E 53 A B C D E
4 A B C D E 29 A B C D E 54 A B C D E
5 A B C D E 30 A B C D E 55 A B C D E
6 A B C D E 31 A B C D E 56 A B C D E
7 A B C D E 32 A B C D E 57 A B C D E
8 A B C D E 33 A B C D E 58 A B C D E
9 A B C D E 34 A B C D E 59 A B C D E
10 A B C D E 35 A B C D E 60 A B C D E
11 A B C D E 36 A B C D E 61 A B C D E
12 A B C D E 37 A B C D E 62 A B C D E
13 A B C D E 38 A B C D E 63 A B C D E
14 A B C D E 39 A B C D E 64 A B C D E
15 A B C D E 40 A B C D E 65 A B C D E
16 A B C D E 41 A B C D E 66 A B C D E
17 A B C D E 42 A B C D E 67 A B C D E
18 A B C D E 43 A B C D E 68 A B C D E
19 A B C D E 44 A B C D E 69 A B C D E
20 A B C D E 45 A B C D E 70 A B C D E
21 A B C D E 46 A B C D E 71 A B C D E
22 A B C D E 47 A B C D E 72 A B C D E
23 A B C D E 48 A B C D E 73 A B C D E
24 A B C D E 49 A B C D E 74 A B C D E
25 A B C D E 50 A B C D E 75 A B C D E

ETS USE ONLY

R W O R W O
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SELECTED MEDIA EXAMS OTHER EXAMS
Exam
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
PT02 TOTAL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Exam PT03 Subscore (if applicable)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
PT04 Subscore (if applicable)

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

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QUESTIONS 76–120

Be sure each mark is dark and completely fills the circle. If a question has only four answer options, do not mark option E.

76 A B C D E 91 A B C D E 106 A B C D E
77 A B C D E 92 A B C D E 107 A B C D E
78 A B C D E 93 A B C D E 108 A B C D E
79 A B C D E 94 A B C D E 109 A B C D E
80 A B C D E 95 A B C D E 110 A B C D E
81 A B C D E 96 A B C D E 111 A B C D E
82 A B C D E 97 A B C D E 112 A B C D E
83 A B C D E 98 A B C D E 113 A B C D E
84 A B C D E 99 A B C D E 114 A B C D E
85 A B C D E 100 A B C D E 115 A B C D E
86 A B C D E 101 A B C D E 116 A B C D E
87 A B C D E 102 A B C D E 117 A B C D E
88 A B C D E 103 A B C D E 118 A B C D E
89 A B C D E 104 A B C D E 119 A B C D E
90 A B C D E 105 A B C D E 120 A B C D E

QUESTIONS 121–126

For Students Taking AP Biology

Write your answer in the boxes at the top of the griddable area and fill in the corresponding circles.
Mark only one circle in any column. You will receive credit only if the circles are filled in correctly.
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Formulas

(I) Descriptive Statistics

 xi
x =
n

( )
1 2
sx = Â xi - x
n -1

(n1 - 1)s21 + (n2 - 1)s22

sp =
(n1 - 1) + (n2 - 1)
ŷ = b0 + b1 x
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b1 =
( )(
 xi - x yi - y )
(
 xi - x )2
b0 = y - b1 x

1 Ê x - x ˆ Ê yi - y ˆ
r = ÂÁ i
n - 1 Ë sx ˜¯ ÁË sy ˜¯

sy
b1 = r
sx

(
 yi - yˆi )2
sb = n-2
1
(
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(II) Probability

P ( A » B ) = P ( A) + P ( B ) - P ( A « B )

P ( A « B)
P ( A B) =
P ( B)

E ( X ) = μ x = Â xi pi

( )
2
Var( X ) = s 2x = Â xi - μ x pi

If X has a binomial distribution with parameters n and p, then:

Ê nˆ
P ( X = k ) = Á ˜ p k (1 - p)n - k
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Ë k¯

μ x = np

s x = np(1 - p)

μ pˆ = p

p(1 - p)
s pˆ =
n

If x is the mean of a random sample of size n from an infinite

population with mean μ and standard deviation s , then:

μx = μ

s
sx =
n

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(III) Inferential Statistics

statistic - parameter
Standardized test statistic:
standard deviation of statistic

Confidence interval: statistic ± (critical value ) ∑ (standard deviation of statistic )

Single-Sample

Standard Deviation
Statistic
of Statistic
s
Sample Mean n

p(1 - p)
Sample Proportion n

Two-Sample
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Standard Deviation
Statistic
of Statistic

Difference of s12 s 22
sample means +
n1 n2

Special case when s1 = s 2

1 1
s +
n1 n2

Difference of p1 (1 - p1 ) p2 (1 - p2 )
sample proportions +
n1 n2

Special case when p1 = p2

1 1
p (1 - p ) +
n1 n2

(observed - expected )2
Chi-square test statistic = Â expected

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SECTION I
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1. Which of the following statistics is defined as the 50th percentile?

(A) The mean
(B) The median
(C) The mode
(D) The interquartile range
(E) The standard deviation
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for a sample. Which of the following best describes the type of sample that was taken?
(A) A census
(B) A cluster sample
(C) A convenience sample
(D) A simple random sample
(E) A stratified random sample

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task. The times were later converted to minutes. If a student had a standardized score of z = 1.72 before the
conversion, what is the standardized score for the student after the conversion?
(A) z = 0.26
(B) z = 1.03
(C) z = 1.72
(D) z = 1.98
(E) The standardized score for the student after the conversion cannot be determined.
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(A) The wording of the questions in the survey leads people to respond in a certain way.
(B) The behavior of the interviewer leads people to respond in a certain way.
(C) People might be uncomfortable with the survey questions and, as a result, might not always respond to
those questions truthfully.
(D) Many of the people selected to participate in the survey who do not respond might have opinions different
from those who do respond.
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attending the conference was selected. Among the selected mathematics teachers, 28 percent had taken one
or more courses in statistics. For which of the following populations is 28 percent a reasonable estimate of
the percentage of those who have taken one or more courses in statistics?
(A) All mathematics teachers
(B) All mathematics teachers who attended the conference
(C) All mathematics teachers who have taken one or more courses in statistics
(D) All teachers who attended the conference
(E) All teachers
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6. The prices, in thousands of dollars, of the 35 used cars at a certain car dealership are shown in the table below.

Price (in thousands) $7 $8 $9 $10 $11 $12 $13 $14 $15 $16
Frequency 4 6 7 6 4 2 2 2 1 1

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution of used car prices at the dealership?
(A) Skewed to the left (negatively skewed)
(B) Skewed to the right (positively skewed)
(C) Bimodal
(D) Uniform
(E) Approximately normal
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7. Data were collected on the number of text messages sent by each student in a large high school for one day.
A boxplot of the data is shown below.

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(A) There are more students with data values below the median than there are students with data values above
the median.
(B) There are more students with data values between the first quartile and the median than there are students
with data values between the median and the third quartile.
(C) There are fewer students with data values between the first quartile and the median than there are students
with data values between the median and the third quartile.
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which candidate he or she plans to vote for. Of the people in the sample, 55 percent say they will vote for
candidate Taylor. A margin of error of 3 percentage points is calculated. Which of the following statements
is appropriate?
(A) The proportion of all likely voters who plan to vote for candidate Taylor must be the same as the proportion
of voters in the sample who plan to vote for candidate Taylor (55 percent), because the data were collected
from a random sample.
(B) The sample proportion minus the margin of error is greater than 0.50, which provides evidence that more
than half of all likely voters plan to vote for candidate Taylor.
(C) It is not possible to draw any conclusion about the proportion of all likely voters who plan to vote for
candidate Taylor because the 1,000 likely voters in the sample represent only a small fraction of all likely
voters in a large city.
(D) It is not possible to draw any conclusion about the proportion of all likely voters who plan to vote for
candidate Taylor because this is not an experiment.
(E) It is not possible to draw any conclusion about the proportion of all likely voters who plan to vote for
candidate Taylor because this is a random sample and not a census.
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9. The caffeine content of 8-ounce cans of a certain cola drink is approximately normally distributed with mean
33 milligrams (mg). A randomly selected 8-ounce can containing 35 mg of caffeine is 1.2 standard deviations
above the mean. Approximately what percent of 8-ounce cans of the cola have a caffeine content greater
than 35 mg?
(A) 1%
(B) 8%
(C) 12%
(D) 16%
(E) 99%
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of X - Y ?
(A) 24.0
(B) 17.5
(C) 12.0
(D) 6.0
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11. From a random sample of 50 people, sitting pulse rates and standing pulse rates were measured for each person.
A coin was flipped to determine whether the sitting or the standing pulse rate would be measured first.
Let msitting represent the mean sitting pulse rate in the population, mstanding represent the mean standing
pulse rate in the population, and md represent the mean of the differences between the sitting and standing
(sitting - standing) pulse rates in the population. Which of the following represents an appropriate test and
hypotheses to determine if there is a difference in mean pulse rates between sitting and standing in the
population?
(A) A two-sample t-test with H 0 : msitting = mstanding and H a : msitting π mstanding

(B) A two-sample t-test with H 0 : msitting = mstanding and H a : msitting < mstanding

(C) A two-sample z-test with H 0 : msitting = mstanding and H a : msitting π mstanding

(D) A matched-pairs t-test with H 0 : md = 0 and H a : md π 0

(E) A matched-pairs t-test with H 0 : md = 0 and H a : md < 0

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12. Athletes in a particular sport are classified as either offense or defense. The distribution of weights for the
athletes classified as offense is approximately normal, centered at 200 pounds, and ranges from 150 pounds to
250 pounds. The distribution of weights for the athletes classified as defense is approximately normal, centered
at 300 pounds, and ranges from 250 pounds to 350 pounds. There are 1,000 athletes in each classification. Which
of the following is the best description of a histogram of the weights of all 2,000 athletes?
(A) Skewed to the right (positively skewed)
(B) Skewed to the left (negatively skewed)
(C) Approximately uniform and centered at 250 pounds
(D) Approximately normal and centered at 250 pounds
(E) Bimodal
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deviation for the sampling distribution of a sample proportion p̂ ?
(A) n = 1, 000 and p close to 0
(B) n = 1, 000 and p close to 1
1
(C) n = 1, 000 and p close to
2
(D) n = 100 and p close to 0
1
(E) n = 100 and p close to
2
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the following statements must be true?
(A) The correlation coefficient of the data is positive.
(B) The sum of the residuals for the data based on the regression line is positive.
(C) A scatterplot of the data would show a linear pattern.
(D) The slope of the sample regression line is 1.348.
(E) The slope of the sample regression line is 0.

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(C) (D)
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16. A matched-pairs t-test is NOT an appropriate way to analyze data consisting of which of the following?
(A) Measurements of annual income taken both before and after a two-year training course for a random
sample of 100 people who took the course
(B) Measurements of annual income for each twin for 100 randomly selected pairs of twins
(C) Measurements of annual income for both individuals in pairs formed by matching 100 people from
State A and 100 people from State B based on level of education
(D) Measurements of annual income for both individuals in pairs formed by assigning 100 people to
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17. The pulse rate for each person in a sample of 20 men and 20 women was recorded. The boxplots below
summarize the pulse rates for the men and the women in the sample.

Which of the following statements about the people in the sample must be true?
(A) There are more people between the first and third quartiles for women than there are between the first and
third quartiles for men.
(B) The person with the lowest pulse rate is a woman.
(C) At least half of the women had higher pulse rates than three-fourths of the men.
(D) More than half of the men had lower pulse rates than three-fourths of the women.
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a local business group believes that the claim is unrealistic and that the actual mean flight time is greater than
38 minutes. If the group conducts a study to investigate its belief, which of the following hypotheses should be
tested?
(A) H 0 : x = 38 versus H a : x π 38

(B) H 0 : x = 38 versus H a : x < 38

(C) H 0 : x = 38 versus H a : x > 38

(D) H 0 : m = 38 versus H a : m < 38

(E) H 0 : m = 38 versus H a : m > 38

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19. Ali surveyed 200 students at a school and recorded the eye color and the gender of each student. Of the 80 male
students who were surveyed, 60 had brown eyes. If eye color and gender are independent, how many female
students surveyed would be expected to have brown eyes?
(A) 5
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 90
(E) 100
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20. A national health study reported that the proportion of students with elevated blood pressure is 0.15. The
principal of a local high school believes that the proportion of students in the school with elevated blood pressure
is greater than 0.15. If a large random sample is used, which of the following is the most appropriate test to
investigate the principal’s belief?
(A) A z-test for a proportion
(B) A z-test for a difference between two proportions
(C) A chi-square test for homogeneity of proportions
(D) A t-test for a mean
(E) A matched-pairs t-test
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21. Data on homes recently sold in a certain town included the area of the home, reported in square feet. The table
below shows summary statistics of the reported areas, in square feet.
Mean Minimum Q1 Median Q3 Maximum Standard Deviation
1,754.14 1,656 1,704 1,758 1,806 1,843 61.0723

An auditor determined that an error was made in the reported areas and that all of the areas should have been
100 square feet greater than what was reported. The areas were corrected and new summary statistics were
reported.
What are the interquartile range (IQR) and the standard deviation of the corrected areas?
(A) IQR 102, standard deviation 61.0723
(B) IQR 102, standard deviation 161.0723
(C) IQR 202, standard deviation 61.0723
(D) IQR 202, standard deviation 161.0723
(E) IQR 187, standard deviation 61.0723
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22. A two-sample t-test of the hypotheses H 0 : m1 - m2 = 0 versus H a : m1 - m2 > 0 produces a p-value of 0.03.
Which of the following must be true?
I. A 90 percent confidence interval for the difference in means will contain the value 0.
II. A 95 percent confidence interval for the difference in means will contain the value 0.
III. A 99 percent confidence interval for the difference in means will contain the value 0.
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
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23. A medical doctor uses a diagnostic test to determine whether a patient has arthritis. A treatment will be
prescribed only if the doctor thinks the patient has arthritis. The situation is similar to using a null and an
alternative hypothesis to decide whether to prescribe the treatment. The hypotheses might be stated as follows.
H 0 : The patient does not have arthritis.
H a : The patient has arthritis.
Which of the following represents a Type II error for the hypotheses?
(A) Diagnosing arthritis in a patient who has arthritis
(B) Failing to diagnose arthritis in a patient who has arthritis
(C) Diagnosing arthritis in a patient who does not have arthritis
(D) Failing to diagnose arthritis in a patient who does not have arthritis
(E) Prescribing treatment to a patient regardless of the diagnosis
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24. A biologist wants to estimate the difference between the mean body lengths of green and brown stinkbugs.
A random sample of 20 green stinkbugs has a mean body length of 16.22 millimeters (mm) and a standard
deviation of 1.34 mm. A random sample of 20 brown stinkbugs has a mean body length of 13.41 mm and
a standard deviation of 0.73 mm. What is the standard error of the difference (green − brown) between
the sample means?

(1.34)2 + (0.73)2
(A)
40

(1.34)2 - (0.73)2
(B)
40

(1.34)2 + (0.73)2
(C)
20

(1.34)2 - (0.73)2
(D)
20

(1.34) - (0.73)
(E)
20
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25. A blind taste test will be conducted with 9 volunteers to determine whether people can taste a difference between
bottled water and tap water. Each participant will taste the water from two different glasses and then identify
which glass he or she thinks contains the tap water. Assuming that people cannot taste a difference between
bottled water and tap water, what is the probability that at least 8 of the 9 participants will correctly identify
the tap water?
(A) 0.0020
(B) 0.0195
(C) 0.8889
(D) 0.9805
(E) 0.9980
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26. A school administrator is interested in estimating the proportion of students in the district who participate
in community service activities. From a random sample of 100 students in the district, the administrator
will construct a 99 percent confidence interval for the proportion of all district students who participate
in community service activities. Which of the following statements must be true?
(A) The population proportion will be in the confidence interval.
(B) The probability that the confidence interval will include the population proportion is 0.99.
(C) The probability that the confidence interval will include the sample proportion is 0.99.
(D) The population proportion and the sample proportion will be equal.
(E) The probability that the population proportion and the sample proportion will be equal is 0.99.
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27. Three brands of candy pieces—X, Y, and Z—are made in many colors. Shaela bought one bag of each brand
and counted the number of pieces of each color. The graph below shows the relative frequency distribution of
colors for each bag.

Which of the following statements must be true?

(A) For Brand X, there were more green candy pieces than red candy pieces in the bag.
(B) For Brand Y, there were more red candy pieces than green candy pieces in the bag.
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(D) There were the same number of blue candy pieces in the Brand X bag as were in the Brand Y bag.
(E) The number of blue candy pieces in the Brand Z bag was equal to the sum of the number of blue candy
pieces in the other two bags.

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28. A large city newspaper periodically reports the mean cost of dinner for two people at restaurants in the city. The
newspaper staff will collect data from a random sample of restaurants in the city and estimate the mean price
using a 90 percent confidence interval. In past years, the standard deviation has always been very close to $35.
Assuming that the population standard deviation is $35, which of the following is the minimum sample size
needed to obtain a margin of error of no more than $5 ?
(A) 90
(B) 112
(C) 133
(D) 147
(E) 195
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29. A field researcher who studies lions conjectured that the more time a cub spends playing, the sooner the cub will
begin to hunt. Observational data were collected from 20 lion cubs. The researcher recorded how long they spent
playing and the age when they began hunting. Because male and female lions have different hunting behaviors,
the researcher recorded the data for males and females separately. The two scatterplots show the data for the
10 female lions and the 10 male lions.

Based on the scatterplots, for which gender does there appear to be evidence that the more time a lion cub spends
playing, the sooner the cub is likely to begin hunting?
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(A) For female cubs only

(B) For male cubs only
(C) For both male cubs and female cubs, with equal evidence
(D) For both male cubs and female cubs, with more evidence for female cubs than for male cubs
(E) For neither male cubs nor female cubs

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30. A 95 percent confidence interval for the mean time, in minutes, for a volunteer fire company to respond to
emergency incidents is determined to be ( 2.8, 12.3) . Which of the following is the best interpretation of the
interval?
(A) Five percent of the time, the time for response is less than 2.8 minutes or greater than 12.3 minutes.
(B) The probability is 0.95 that a randomly selected time for response will be between 2.8 minutes
and 12.3 minutes.
(C) Ninety-five percent of the time the mean time for response is between 2.8 minutes and 12.3 minutes.
(D) We are 95% confident that the mean time for response is between 2.8 minutes and 12.3 minutes.
(E) We are 95% confident that a randomly selected time for response will be between 2.8 minutes
and 12.3 minutes.
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31. The height of 3-year-old boys is approximately normally distributed. Duncan and Shane are 3-year-old boys.
Duncan is 32.0 inches tall and is at the 32nd percentile of the distribution. Shane is 34.0 inches tall and is at
the 62nd percentile of the distribution. Which of the following is closest to the mean of the height distribution?
(A) 32.50 inches
(B) 32.79 inches
(C) 33.00 inches
(D) 33.21 inches
(E) 36.53 inches

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32. A company ships gift baskets that contain apples and pears. The distributions of weight for the apples, the pears,
and the baskets are each approximately normal. The mean and standard deviation for each distribution is shown
in the table below. The weights of the items are assumed to be independent.

Item Mean Standard Deviation

Apple 4.72 ounces 0.20 ounce
Pear 5.41 ounces 0.18 ounce
Basket 13.25 ounces 1.88 ounces

Let the random variable W represent the total weight of 4 apples, 6 pears, and 1 basket. Which of the following
is closest to the standard deviation of W ?
(A) 1.90 ounces
(B) 1.97 ounces
(C) 2.26 ounces
(D) 3.76 ounces
(E) 3.83 ounces
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33. Researchers will conduct a study of the television-viewing habits of children. They will select a simple random
sample of children and record the number of hours of television the children watch per week. The researchers
will report the sample mean as a point estimate for the population mean. Which of the following statements is
correct for the sample mean as a point estimator?
(A) A sample of size 25 will produce more variability of the estimator than a sample of size 50.
(B) A sample of size 25 will produce less variability of the estimator than a sample of size 50.
(C) A sample of size 25 will produce a biased estimator, but a sample size of 50 will produce an unbiased
estimator.
(D) A sample of size 25 will produce a more biased estimator than a sample of size 50.
(E) A sample of size 25 will produce a less biased estimator than a sample of size 50.
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34. A research study indicated a negative linear relationship between two variables: the number of hours per week
spent exercising (exercise time) and the number of seconds it takes to run one lap around a track (running time).
Computer output from the study is shown below.
Variable N Mean SE Mean StDev
Running time 11 74.81 2.21 7.33

Predictor Coef SE Coef

Constant 88.01 0.49
Exercise time -2.20 0.07

S = 0.76 R-Sq = 99.0%

Assuming that all conditions for inference are met, which of the following is an appropriate test statistic for
testing the null hypothesis that the slope of the population regression line equals 0 ?
88.01
(A) t =
0.49
74.81
(B) t =
7.33
74.81
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(C) t =
2.21
-2.20
(D) t =
0.07
- 2.20
(E) t =
0.07
11

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35. The table below shows historical data for the distribution of the number of customers, in half-hour time periods,
who visit the electronics department of a retail store. For example, in 25 percent of the time periods for which
data were collected, no customers were observed in the electronics department of the store.

Number of customers 0 1 2 3 or more

Proportion of time periods 0.25 0.20 0.30 0.25

To investigate if the distribution has changed, the number of customers who visited the electronics department
of the store was recorded for each of 50 randomly selected time periods. The results are shown in the table
below.

Number of customers 0 1 2 3 or more

Number of time periods 4 13 14 19

A chi-square goodness-of-fit test was conducted to determine whether the data provide convincing evidence
that the distribution has changed. The test statistic was 10.13 with a p-value of 0.0175. Which of the following
statements is true?
(A) At the significance level a = 0.05, the data provide convincing evidence that the current distribution
is different from the historical distribution.
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(B) At the significance level a = 0.10, the data do not provide convincing evidence that the current distribution
is different from the historical distribution.
(C) The mean number of customers in a randomly selected time period is 12.5.
(D) No valid conclusion can be made because the observed frequency for one cell is less than 5.
(E) The chi-square statistic has 50 - 1 = 49 degrees of freedom.

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36. Suppose that 25 percent of women and 22 percent of men would answer yes to a particular question. In a
simulation, a random sample of 100 women and a random sample of 100 men were selected, and the difference
in sample proportions of those who answered yes, p̂women - pˆ men , was calculated. The process was repeated
1,000 times. Which of the following is most likely to be a representation of the simulated sampling distribution
of the difference between the two sample proportions?
(A) (B)

(C) (D)
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(E)

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37. According to government data, 22 percent of children in the United States under the age of 6 years live
in households with incomes that are classified at a particular income level. A simple random sample of
300 children in the United States under the age of 6 years was selected for a study of learning in early childhood.
If the government data are correct, which of the following best approximates the probability that at least
27 percent of the children in the sample live in households that are classified at the particular income level?
(Note: z represents a standard normal random variable.)

Ê ˆ
0.27 - 0.22
(A) P Á z > ˜
Á (0.50)(0.50) ˜
ÁË ˜¯
300

Ê ˆ
0.27 - 0.22
(B) P Á z > ˜
Á (0.22)(0.78) ˜
ÁË ˜¯
300

Ê ˆ
0.27 - 0.22
(C) P Á z > ˜
Á (0.27)(0.73) ˜
ÁË ˜¯
300
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Ê ˆ
0.22 - 0.27
(D) P Á z > ˜
Á (0.22)(0.78) ˜
ÁË ˜¯
300

Ê 0.22 - 0.27 ˆ
(E) P Á z > ˜
Ë (0.27)(0.73) ¯

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38. A machine is designed to dispense at least 12 ounces of a beverage into a bottle. To test whether the machine is
working properly, a random sample of 50 bottles was selected and the mean number of ounces for the 50 bottles
was computed. A test of the hypotheses H 0 : m = 12 versus H a : m < 12 was conducted, where m represents
the population mean number of ounces of the beverage dispensed per bottle by the machine. The p-value for the
test was 0.08. Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion to draw at the significance level of
a = 0.05 ?
(A) Because the p-value is greater than the significance level, there is convincing evidence that the population
mean number of ounces dispensed into a bottle is 12 ounces.
(B) Because the p-value is greater than the significance level, there is convincing evidence that the population
mean number of ounces dispensed into a bottle is less than 12 ounces.
(C) Because the p-value is greater than the significance level, there is not convincing evidence that the
population mean number of ounces dispensed into a bottle is less than 12 ounces.
(D) Because the p-value is less than the significance level, there is convincing evidence that the population
mean number of ounces dispensed into a bottle is 12 ounces.
(E) Eight percent of the bottles will be filled with less than 12 ounces.
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39. In a certain school, students can choose whether to eat in the school’s cafeteria. A reporter working for the
school’s newspaper polled students on their reactions to changes in the menu at the cafeteria. For each student
leaving the cafeteria in one 30-minute time period, the reporter used a coin to determine whether to stop the
student and ask how he or she felt about the new menu. In the reporter’s article it was stated that a random
sample of the students showed that 89 percent of the school’s student population was happy with the new menu.
Which of the following statements is true?
(A) Because each student leaving the cafeteria was randomly selected and could choose to answer or not, this
is a random sample of the student population, and the 89% is an accurate measurement of the school
population’s view of the new menu.
(B) Because students self-selected whether to eat in the cafeteria, the sampling method might be biased and the
sample might not be representative of all students in the school.
(C) The survey would have been more effective if the reporter had collected the data in one 15-minute time
period rather than in one 30-minute time period.
(D) The survey would have been more effective if students who cared about the food could have called the
reporter to tell how they felt about the new menu, so that only students with opinions on the subject would
have been surveyed.
(E) Because no treatment was imposed on the students eating in the cafeteria, one cannot make any conclusions
about the new menu.
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40. Ms. Tucker travels through two intersections with traffic lights as she drives to the market. The traffic lights
operate independently. The probability that both lights will be red when she reaches them is 0.22. The
probability that the first light will be red and the second light will not be red is 0.33. What is the probability
that the second light will be red when she reaches it?
(A) 0.40
(B) 0.45
(C) 0.50
(D) 0.55
(E) 0.60
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Probability

Table entry for z is the

probability lying below z.
z
Table A Standard normal probabilities

z .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09
– 3.4 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0002
– 3.3 .0005 .0005 .0005 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0003
– 3.2 .0007 .0007 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0005 .0005 .0005
– 3.1 .0010 .0009 .0009 .0009 .0008 .0008 .0008 .0008 .0007 .0007
– 3.0 .0013 .0013 .0013 .0012 .0012 .0011 .0011 .0011 .0010 .0010
– 2.9 .0019 .0018 .0018 .0017 .0016 .0016 .0015 .0015 .0014 .0014
– 2.8 .0026 .0025 .0024 .0023 .0023 .0022 .0021 .0021 .0020 .0019
– 2.7 .0035 .0034 .0033 .0032 .0031 .0030 .0029 .0028 .0027 .0026
– 2.6 .0047 .0045 .0044 .0043 .0041 .0040 .0039 .0038 .0037 .0036
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– 2.5 .0062 .0060 .0059 .0057 .0055 .0054 .0052 .0051 .0049 .0048
– 2.4 .0082 .0080 .0078 .0075 .0073 .0071 .0069 .0068 .0066 .0064
– 2.3 .0107 .0104 .0102 .0099 .0096 .0094 .0091 .0089 .0087 .0084
– 2.2 .0139 .0136 .0132 .0129 .0125 .0122 .0119 .0116 .0113 .0110
– 2.1 .0179 .0174 .0170 .0166 .0162 .0158 .0154 .0150 .0146 .0143
– 2.0 .0228 .0222 .0217 .0212 .0207 .0202 .0197 .0192 .0188 .0183
– 1.9 .0287 .0281 .0274 .0268 .0262 .0256 .0250 .0244 .0239 .0233
– 1.8 .0359 .0351 .0344 .0336 .0329 .0322 .0314 .0307 .0301 .0294
– 1.7 .0446 .0436 .0427 .0418 .0409 .0401 .0392 .0384 .0375 .0367
– 1.6 .0548 .0537 .0526 .0516 .0505 .0495 .0485 .0475 .0465 .0455
– 1.5 .0668 .0655 .0643 .0630 .0618 .0606 .0594 .0582 .0571 .0559
– 1.4 .0808 .0793 .0778 .0764 .0749 .0735 .0721 .0708 .0694 .0681
– 1.3 .0968 .0951 .0934 .0918 .0901 .0885 .0869 .0853 .0838 .0823
– 1.2 .1151 .1131 .1112 .1093 .1075 .1056 .1038 .1020 .1003 .0985
– 1.1 .1357 .1335 .1314 .1292 .1271 .1251 .1230 .1210 .1190 .1170
– 1.0 .1587 .1562 .1539 .1515 .1492 .1469 .1446 .1423 .1401 .1379
– 0.9 .1841 .1814 .1788 .1762 .1736 .1711 .1685 .1660 .1635 .1611
– 0.8 .2119 .2090 .2061 .2033 .2005 .1977 .1949 .1922 .1894 .1867
– 0.7 .2420 .2389 .2358 .2327 .2296 .2266 .2236 .2206 .2177 .2148
– 0.6 .2743 .2709 .2676 .2643 .2611 .2578 .2546 .2514 .2483 .2451
– 0.5 .3085 .3050 .3015 .2981 .2946 .2912 .2877 .2843 .2810 .2776
– 0.4 .3446 .3409 .3372 .3336 .3300 .3264 .3228 .3192 .3156 .3121
– 0.3 .3821 .3783 .3745 .3707 .3669 .3632 .3594 .3557 .3520 .3483
– 0.2 .4207 .4168 .4129 .4090 .4052 .4013 .3974 .3936 .3897 .3859
– 0.1 .4602 .4562 .4522 .4483 .4443 .4404 .4364 .4325 .4286 .4247
– 0.0 .5000 .4960 .4920 .4880 .4840 .4801 .4761 .4721 .4681 .4641

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Probability

Table entry for z is the

probability lying below z.
z
Table A (Continued)

z .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09
0.0 .5000 .5040 .5080 .5120 .5160 .5199 .5239 .5279 .5319 .5359
0.1 .5398 .5438 .5478 .5517 .5557 .5596 .5636 .5675 .5714 .5753
0.2 .5793 .5832 .5871 .5910 .5948 .5987 .6026 .6064 .6103 .6141
0.3 .6179 .6217 .6255 .6293 .6331 .6368 .6406 .6443 .6480 .6517
0.4 .6554 .6591 .6628 .6664 .6700 .6736 .6772 .6808 .6844 .6879
0.5 .6915 .6950 .6985 .7019 .7054 .7088 .7123 .7157 .7190 .7224
0.6 .7257 .7291 .7324 .7357 .7389 .7422 .7454 .7486 .7517 .7549
0.7 .7580 .7611 .7642 .7673 .7704 .7734 .7764 .7794 .7823 .7852
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0.8 .7881 .7910 .7939 .7967 .7995 .8023 .8051 .8078 .8106 .8133
0.9 .8159 .8186 .8212 .8238 .8264 .8289 .8315 .8340 .8365 .8389
1.0 .8413 .8438 .8461 .8485 .8508 8531 .8554 .8577 .8599 .8621
1.1 .8643 .8665 .8686 .8708 .8729 .8749 .8770 .8790 .8810 .8830
1.2 .8849 .8869 .8888 .8907 .8925 .8944 .8962 .8980 .8997 .9015
1.3 .9032 .9049 .9066 .9082 .9099 .9115 .9131 .9147 .9162 .9177
1.4 .9192 .9207 .9222 .9236 .9251 .9265 .9279 .9292 .9306 .9319
1.5 .9332 .9345 .9357 .9370 .9382 .9394 .9406 .9418 .9429 .9441
1.6 .9452 .9463 .9474 .9484 .9495 .9505 .9515 .9525 .9535 .9545
1.7 .9554 .9564 .9573 .9582 .9591 .9599 .9608 .9616 .9625 .9633
1.8 .9641 .9649 .9656 .9664 .9671 .9678 .9686 .9693 .9699 .9706
1.9 .9713 .9719 .9726 .9732 .9738 .9744 .9750 .9756 .9761 .9767
2.0 .9772 .9778 .9783 .9788 .9793 9798 .9803 .9808 .9812 .9817
2.1 .9821 .9826 .9830 .9834 .9838 .9842 .9846 .9850 .9854 .9857
2.2 .9861 .9864 .9868 .9871 .9875 .9878 .9881 .9884 .9887 .9890
2.3 .9893 .9896 .9898 .9901 .9904 .9906 .9909 .9911 .9913 .9916
2.4 .9918 .9920 .9922 .9925 .9927 .9929 .9931 .9932 .9934 .9936
2.5 .9938 .9940 .9941 .9943 .9945 .9946 .9948 .9949 .9951 .9952
2.6 .9953 .9955 .9956 .9957 .9959 .9960 .9961 .9962 .9963 .9964
2.7 .9965 .9966 .9967 .9968 .9969 .9970 .9971 .9972 .9973 .9974
2.8 .9974 .9975 .9976 .9977 .9977 .9978 .9979 .9979 .9980 .9981
2.9 .9981 .9982 .9982 .9983 .9984 .9984 .9985 .9985 .9986 .9986
3.0 .9987 .9987 .9987 .9988 .9988 9989 .9989 .9989 .9990 .9990
3.1 .9990 .9991 .9991 .9991 .9992 .9992 .9992 .9992 .9993 .9993
3.2 .9993 .9993 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9995 .9995 .9995
3.3 .9995 .9995 .9995 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9997
3.4 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9998

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Table entry for p and

C is the point t* with Probability p
probability p lying
above it and
probability C lying
between t * and t*.

t*

Table B t distribution critical values

Tail probability p
df .25 .20 .15 .10 .05 .025 .02 .01 .005 .0025 .001 .0005
1 1.000 1.376 1.963 3.078 6.314 12.71 15.89 31.82 63.66 127.3 318.3 636.6
2 .816 1.061 1.386 1.886 2.920 4.303 4.849 6.965 9.925 14.09 22.33 31.60
3 .765 .978 1.250 1.638 2.353 3.182 3.482 4.541 5.841 7.453 10.21 12.92
4 .741 .941 1.190 1.533 2.132 2.776 2.999 3.747 4.604 5.598 7.173 8.610
5 .727 .920 1.156 1.476 2.015 2.571 2.757 3.365 4.032 4.773 5.893 6.869
6 .718 .906 1.134 1.440 1.943 2.447 2.612 3.143 3.707 4.317 5.208 5.959
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7 .711 .896 1.119 1.415 1.895 2.365 2.517 2.998 3.499 4.029 4.785 5.408
8 .706 .889 1.108 1.397 1.860 2.306 2.449 2.896 3.355 3.833 4.501 5.041
9 .703 .883 1.100 1.383 1.833 2.262 2.398 2.821 3.250 3.690 4.297 4.781
10 .700 .879 1.093 1.372 1.812 2.228 2.359 2.764 3.169 3.581 4.144 4.587
11 .697 .876 1.088 1.363 1.796 2.201 2.328 2.718 3.106 3.497 4.025 4.437
12 .695 .873 1.083 1.356 1.782 2.179 2.303 2.681 3.055 3.428 3.930 4.318
13 .694 .870 1.079 1.350 1.771 2.160 2.282 2.650 3.012 3.372 3.852 4.221
14 .692 .868 1.076 1.345 1.761 2.145 2.264 2.624 2.977 3.326 3.787 4.140
15 .691 .866 1.074 1.341 1.753 2.131 2.249 2.602 2.947 3.286 3.733 4.073
16 .690 .865 1.071 1.337 1.746 2.120 2.235 2.583 2.921 3.252 3.686 4.015
17 .689 .863 1.069 1.333 1.740 2.110 2.224 2.567 2.898 3.222 3.646 3.965
18 .688 .862 1.067 1.330 1.734 2.101 2.214 2.552 2.878 3.197 3.611 3.922
19 .688 .861 1.066 1.328 1.729 2.093 2.205 2.539 2.861 3.174 3.579 3.883
20 .687 .860 1.064 1.325 1.725 2.086 2.197 2.528 2.845 3.153 3.552 3.850
21 .686 .859 1.063 1.323 1.721 2.080 2.189 2.518 2.831 3.135 3.527 3.819
22 .686 .858 1.061 1.321 1.717 2.074 2.183 2.508 2.819 3.119 3.505 3.792
23 .685 .858 1.060 1.319 1.714 2.069 2.177 2.500 2.807 3.104 3.485 3.768
24 .685 .857 1.059 1.318 1.711 2.064 2.172 2.492 2.797 3.091 3.467 3.745
25 .684 .856 1.058 1.316 1.708 2.060 2.167 2.485 2.787 3.078 3.450 3.725
26 .684 .856 1.058 1.315 1.706 2.056 2.162 2.479 2.779 3.067 3.435 3.707
27 .684 .855 1.057 1.314 1.703 2.052 2.158 2.473 2.771 3.057 3.421 3.690
28 .683 .855 1.056 1.313 1.701 2.048 2.154 2.467 2.763 3.047 3.408 3.674
29 .683 .854 1.055 1.311 1.699 2.045 2.150 2.462 2.756 3.038 3.396 3.659
30 .683 .854 1.055 1.310 1.697 2.042 2.147 2.457 2.750 3.030 3.385 3.646
40 .681 .851 1.050 1.303 1.684 2.021 2.123 2.423 2.704 2.971 3.307 3.551
50 .679 .849 1.047 1.299 1.676 2.009 2.109 2.403 2.678 2.937 3.261 3.496
60 .679 .848 1.045 1.296 1.671 2.000 2.099 2.390 2.660 2.915 3.232 3.460
80 .678 .846 1.043 1.292 1.664 1.990 2.088 2.374 2.639 2.887 3.195 3.416
100 .677 .845 1.042 1.290 1.660 1.984 2.081 2.364 2.626 2.871 3.174 3.390
1000 .675 .842 1.037 1.282 1.646 1.962 2.056 2.330 2.581 2.813 3.098 3.300
.674 .841 1.036 1.282 1.645 1.960 2.054 2.326 2.576 2.807 3.091 3.291

50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 95% 96% 98% 99% 99.5% 99.8% 99.9%
Confidence level C

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Probability p
Table entry for p is the point
( 2 ) with probability p lying
above it.

(χ2 )

Table C c 2 critical values

Tail probability p
df .25 .20 .15 .10 .05 .025 .02 .01 .005 .0025 .001 .0005
1 1.32 1.64 2.07 2.71 3.84 5.02 5.41 6.63 7.88 9.14 10.83 12.12
2 2.77 3.22 3.79 4.61 5.99 7.38 7.82 9.21 10.60 11.98 13.82 15.20
3 4.11 4.64 5.32 6.25 7.81 9.35 9.84 11.34 12.84 14.32 16.27 17.73
4 5.39 5.99 6.74 7.78 9.49 11.14 11.67 13.28 14.86 16.42 18.47 20.00
5 6.63 7.29 8.12 9.24 11.07 12.83 13.39 15.09 16.75 18.39 20.51 22.11
6 7.84 8.56 9.45 10.64 12.59 14.45 15.03 16.81 18.55 20.25 22.46 24.10
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7 9.04 9.80 10.75 12.02 14.07 16.01 16.62 18.48 20.28 22.04 24.32 26.02
8 10.22 11.03 12.03 13.36 15.51 17.53 18.17 20.09 21.95 23.77 26.12 27.87
9 11.39 12.24 13.29 14.68 16.92 19.02 19.68 21.67 23.59 25.46 27.88 29.67
10 12.55 13.44 14.53 15.99 18.31 20.48 21.16 23.21 25.19 27.11 29.59 31.42
11 13.70 14.63 15.77 17.28 19.68 21.92 22.62 24.72 26.76 28.73 31.26 33.14
12 14.85 15.81 16.99 18.55 21.03 23.34 24.05 26.22 28.30 30.32 32.91 34.82
13 15.98 16.98 18.20 19.81 22.36 24.74 25.47 27.69 29.82 31.88 34.53 36.48
14 17.12 18.15 19.41 21.06 23.68 26.12 26.87 29.14 31.32 33.43 36.12 38.11
15 18.25 19.31 20.60 22.31 25.00 27.49 28.26 30.58 32.80 34.95 37.70 39.72
16 19.37 20.47 21.79 23.54 26.30 28.85 29.63 32.00 34.27 36.46 39.25 41.31
17 20.49 21.61 22.98 24.77 27.59 30.19 31.00 33.41 35.72 37.95 40.79 42.88
18 21.60 22.76 24.16 25.99 28.87 31.53 32.35 34.81 37.16 39.42 42.31 44.43
19 22.72 23.90 25.33 27.20 30.14 32.85 33.69 36.19 38.58 40.88 43.82 45.97
20 23.83 25.04 26.50 28.41 31.41 34.17 35.02 37.57 40.00 42.34 45.31 47.50
21 24.93 26.17 27.66 29.62 32.67 35.48 36.34 38.93 41.40 43.78 46.80 49.01
22 26.04 27.30 28.82 30.81 33.92 36.78 37.66 40.29 42.80 45.20 48.27 50.51
23 27.14 28.43 29.98 32.01 35.17 38.08 38.97 41.64 44.18 46.62 49.73 52.00
24 28.24 29.55 31.13 33.20 36.42 39.36 40.27 42.98 45.56 48.03 51.18 53.48
25 29.34 30.68 32.28 34.38 37.65 40.65 41.57 44.31 46.93 49.44 52.62 54.95
26 30.43 31.79 33.43 35.56 38.89 41.92 42.86 45.64 48.29 50.83 54.05 56.41
27 31.53 32.91 34.57 36.74 40.11 43.19 44.14 46.96 49.64 52.22 55.48 57.86
28 32.62 34.03 35.71 37.92 41.34 44.46 45.42 48.28 50.99 53.59 56.89 59.30
29 33.71 35.14 36.85 39.09 42.56 45.72 46.69 49.59 52.34 54.97 58.30 60.73
30 34.80 36.25 37.99 40.26 43.77 46.98 47.96 50.89 53.67 56.33 59.70 62.16
40 45.62 47.27 49.24 51.81 55.76 59.34 60.44 63.69 66.77 69.70 73.40 76.09
50 56.33 58.16 60.35 63.17 67.50 71.42 72.61 76.15 79.49 82.66 86.66 89.56
60 66.98 68.97 71.34 74.40 79.08 83.30 84.58 88.38 91.95 95.34 99.61 102.7
80 88.13 90.41 93.11 96.58 101.9 106.6 108.1 112.3 116.3 120.1 124.8 128.3
100 109.1 111.7 114.7 118.5 124.3 129.6 131.1 135.8 140.2 144.3 149.4 153.2

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It includes cover material and other administrative instructions
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AP Statistics Exam
SECTION II: Free Response 2015
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At a Glance
Total Time
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Number of Questions
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Percent of Total Score
50%
Writing Instrument
Either pencil or pen with
black or dark blue ink
Electronic Device
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expected

Part A
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Percent of Section II Score blank space in the booklet to organize your answers and for scratch work, but you must
75% write your answers in the spaces provided for each answer. Pages containing statistical
tables and useful formulas are printed in this booklet.
Part B
You may wish to look over the questions before starting to work on them. It is not
Number of Questions
1
expected that everyone will be able to complete all parts of all questions. Show all your
Suggested Time work. Indicate clearly the methods you use because you will be scored on the correctness
25 minutes of your methods as well as the accuracy and completeness of your results and
Percent of Section II Score explanations. Correct answers without supporting work may not receive credit. Write your
25% solution to each part of each question in the space provided for that part. Write clearly
and legibly. Cross out any errors you make; erased or crossed-out work will not be scored.
Manage your time carefully. The proctor will announce the suggested time for Part A and
Part B, but you may proceed freely from one question to the next. You may review your
responses if you finish before the end of the exam is announced.

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Formulas

(I) Descriptive Statistics

 xi
x =
n

( )
1 2
sx = Â xi - x
n -1

(n1 - 1)s21 + (n2 - 1)s22

sp =
(n1 - 1) + (n2 - 1)
ŷ = b0 + b1 x
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b1 =
( )(
 xi - x yi - y )
(
 xi - x )2
b0 = y - b1 x

1 Ê x - x ˆ Ê yi - y ˆ
r = ÂÁ i
n - 1 Ë sx ˜¯ ÁË sy ˜¯

sy
b1 = r
sx

(
 yi - yˆi )2
sb = n-2
1
(
 xi - x )2

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(II) Probability

P ( A » B ) = P ( A) + P ( B ) - P ( A « B )

P ( A « B)
P ( A B) =
P ( B)

E ( X ) = μ x = Â xi pi

( )
2
Var( X ) = s 2x = Â xi - μ x pi

If X has a binomial distribution with parameters n and p, then:

Ê nˆ
P ( X = k ) = Á ˜ p k (1 - p)n - k
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Ë k¯

μ x = np

s x = np(1 - p)

μ pˆ = p

p(1 - p)
s pˆ =
n

If x is the mean of a random sample of size n from an infinite

population with mean μ and standard deviation s , then:

μx = μ

s
sx =
n

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(III) Inferential Statistics

statistic - parameter
Standardized test statistic:
standard deviation of statistic

Confidence interval: statistic ± (critical value ) ∑ (standard deviation of statistic )

Single-Sample

Standard Deviation
Statistic
of Statistic
s
Sample Mean n

p(1 - p)
Sample Proportion n

Two-Sample
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Standard Deviation
Statistic
of Statistic

Difference of s12 s 22
sample means +
n1 n2

Special case when s1 = s 2

1 1
s +
n1 n2

Difference of p1 (1 - p1 ) p2 (1 - p2 )
sample proportions +
n1 n2

Special case when p1 = p2

1 1
p (1 - p ) +
n1 n2

(observed - expected )2
Chi-square test statistic = Â expected

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STATISTICS
SECTION II
Part A
Questions 1-5
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Directions: Show all your work. Indicate clearly the methods you use, because you will be scored on the
correctness of your methods as well as on the accuracy and completeness of your results and explanations.

1. A university researcher is interested in comparing the percents of high school seniors who took a college
entrance exam for two different regions of the country, Region I and Region II. The researcher recorded the
percent of seniors taking the exam for each high school within the two regions. The boxplots of the distributions
of the percents of seniors who took the college entrance exam are shown below.
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(a) Compare the distributions of percents of seniors who took the college entrance exam for the two regions.

(b) In writing a report, the researcher produced a single histogram of the combined data for Region I and
Region II. Describe the shape of the histogram for the combined data.

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2. The weights of red delicious apples are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 9 ounces and a
standard deviation of 0.75 ounce. An online gift store sells gift boxes containing 5 red delicious apples. At the
time of packaging, 5 red delicious apples are randomly selected and packaged in a box.

(a) Describe the distribution of the total weight of the 5 randomly selected apples.

(b) What is the probability that the total weight of the 5 randomly selected apples will be less than 42 ounces?
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(c) The combined weight of the packing material and box in which the apples will be shipped is always
10 ounces. Let W represent the weight of a complete packaged gift box, which consists of the packing
material, box, and 5 randomly selected apples. What are the mean and the standard deviation of W ?

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3. Recently, a company acquired the rights to use a forest—like the one shown in the photograph below—to
harvest trees to produce lumber.

The company wants to conduct a study to estimate the mean trunk diameter of the trees from the forest by taking
a random sample of approximately 5 percent of the trees from the forest. For the study, the company divides the
forest into 200 equally sized plots of approximately one acre each, as shown in the figure below.
Because of previous logging practices and growth patterns, plots with older trees, such as Plot 6, tend to have
fewer trees but with larger trunk diameters, and plots with younger trees, such as Plot 121, tend to have more
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trees but with smaller trunk diameters. This is illustrated in the two figures of Plots 6 and 121 by the varying
number and sizes of the symbol ≈.

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(a) Describe a procedure for using cluster sampling to obtain a random sample of approximately
5 percent of the trees from the forest, using the plots as clusters.

(b) Describe a procedure for using stratified sampling to obtain a random sample of approximately
5 percent of the trees from the forest, using the plots as strata.
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(c) For the study, give one advantage of using cluster sampling as described in part (a) over stratified sampling
as described in part (b).

(d) For the study, give one advantage of using stratified sampling as described in part (b) over cluster sampling
as described in part (a).

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4. The president of a large bank with many branch offices wanted to know if the quality of customer service
at a new branch office was acceptable. One aspect of service that was examined was the length of time that
customers had to wait in line before being helped by a member of the bank’s staff. The bank decided on
acceptable probabilities for the waiting-time categories, and these are given in the table below.

Waiting-time Category Probability

No more than 1 minute 0.30
More than 1 minute but no more than 3 minutes 0.25
More than 3 minutes but no more than 5 minutes 0.20
More than 5 minutes but no more than 10 minutes 0.15
More than 10 minutes 0.10

To investigate whether the quality of customer service was acceptable, waiting times were recorded for a random
sample of 100 customers at the new branch office. The table below shows the numbers of customers observed in
the five waiting-time categories.

Number of
Waiting-time Category
Customers
No more than 1 minute 25
More than 1 minute but no more than 3 minutes 21
More than 3 minutes but no more than 5 minutes 21
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More than 5 minutes but no more than 10 minutes 20

More than 10 minutes 13
Total 100

Use the sample data for the 100 customers to conduct a statistical test to determine if the waiting times at the
new branch office are inconsistent with the acceptable probabilities for the waiting-time categories.

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5. A company manufactures and markets a traditional type of disposable coffee cup that is used in many fast food
restaurants. The company has created a new cup that it believes insulates better than the traditional cup. To
investigate whether the new cup insulates better, the company plans to conduct a study. In the study, a random
sample of cups for each of the two types will be selected. In each sample, each cup will be filled with the same
amount of coffee that has been heated to 150 degrees Fahrenheit ( ∞F ). The amount of time (in minutes) it takes
for the coffee to cool to 100 ∞F will be measured for each cup.

The hypotheses that the company will test are shown below, where mN is the true mean time it takes coffee to
cool from 150 ∞F to 100 ∞F in the new cup and m T is the true mean time it takes coffee to cool from 150 ∞F to
100 ∞F in the traditional cup.

H 0: mN = m T
Ha: mN > m T

(a) Describe a Type II error in the context of the study.

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(b) The company is concerned about the probability of a Type II error. Which test procedure, one that uses a
significance level of a = 0.10 or one that uses a significance level of a = 0.01, would result in a smaller
probability of a Type II error? Explain.

(c) The marketing department in the company has suggested that a 2-minute increase in the time it takes the
coffee to cool from 150 ∞F to 100 ∞F would be a noticeable improvement to customers. Suppose the
company statistician estimates that the power of the appropriate significance test is 0.88 when the true mean
cooling time for the new cups is 2 minutes greater than the true mean cooling time for the traditional cups.
Interpret the value of 0.88 in the context of the study.

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STATISTICS
SECTION II
Part B
Question 6
Spend about 25 minutes on this part of the exam.
Percent of Section II score—25

Directions: Show all your work. Indicate clearly the methods you use, because you will be scored on the
correctness of your methods as well as on the accuracy and completeness of your results and explanations.

6. A consumer group compared the longevity of two types of razor blades: an inexpensive generic blade and a more
expensive name-brand blade. Two independent samples were randomly selected—one consisted of ten generic
blades and the other consisted of ten name-brand blades. The number of shaves obtained before a blade became
too dull to provide a close shave was recorded for each blade in the two independent samples.

Number of Close Shaves for the Generic (G) Type

99 111 97 101 118 108 96 129 80 136

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Number of Close Shaves for the Name-brand (B) Type

112 105 109 122 130 113 106 116 103 110

(a) Create a back-to-back stemplot to display the distributions of the data.

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(b) In a few sentences, compare the distributions in part (a).

(c) To test whether the name-brand blades tend to last longer than the generic blades on average, a two-sample
t-test was performed. The conditions for inference were checked and verified. The test statistic was t = 0.87,
with a p-value of 0.20. What should be concluded about whether the name-brand blades last significantly
longer than the generic blades? Explain.
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Also of interest to the consumer group is whether the generic (G) blades have more variability in the number
of close shaves than the name-brand (B) blades. The consumer group intends to use the ratio of the sample
Ês ˆ
standard deviations, Á G ˜ , as a test statistic to test the hypothesis H 0: s G = s B versus H : s G > s B .
Ës ¯ B
a
The group conducted a simulation study to investigate the sampling distribution of the test statistic
when the population standard deviations were actually the same. For each repetition of the simulation,
two independent samples of size 10 were selected from the same normally distributed population, and
the ratio of their sample standard deviations was computed.

(d) Explain why the median of the distribution of a sample of 1,000 of these simulated ratios will be about 1.

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Ês ˆ
(e) A histogram for the 1,000 simulated values of the ratio Á G ˜ is shown below.
Ë sB ¯
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Summary statistics for the original data (number of close shaves) are provided in the table below.

Sample Size Sample Mean Sample Standard

Deviation
Generic (G) 10 107.5 16.70
Name Brand (B) 10 112.6 8.28

Is there convincing evidence that the generic blades have more variability in the number of close shaves than the
name-brand blades? Explain.

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Probability

Table entry for z is the

probability lying below z.
z
Table A Standard normal probabilities

z .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09
– 3.4 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0002
– 3.3 .0005 .0005 .0005 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0003
– 3.2 .0007 .0007 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0005 .0005 .0005
– 3.1 .0010 .0009 .0009 .0009 .0008 .0008 .0008 .0008 .0007 .0007
– 3.0 .0013 .0013 .0013 .0012 .0012 .0011 .0011 .0011 .0010 .0010
– 2.9 .0019 .0018 .0018 .0017 .0016 .0016 .0015 .0015 .0014 .0014
– 2.8 .0026 .0025 .0024 .0023 .0023 .0022 .0021 .0021 .0020 .0019
– 2.7 .0035 .0034 .0033 .0032 .0031 .0030 .0029 .0028 .0027 .0026
– 2.6 .0047 .0045 .0044 .0043 .0041 .0040 .0039 .0038 .0037 .0036
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– 2.5 .0062 .0060 .0059 .0057 .0055 .0054 .0052 .0051 .0049 .0048
– 2.4 .0082 .0080 .0078 .0075 .0073 .0071 .0069 .0068 .0066 .0064
– 2.3 .0107 .0104 .0102 .0099 .0096 .0094 .0091 .0089 .0087 .0084
– 2.2 .0139 .0136 .0132 .0129 .0125 .0122 .0119 .0116 .0113 .0110
– 2.1 .0179 .0174 .0170 .0166 .0162 .0158 .0154 .0150 .0146 .0143
– 2.0 .0228 .0222 .0217 .0212 .0207 .0202 .0197 .0192 .0188 .0183
– 1.9 .0287 .0281 .0274 .0268 .0262 .0256 .0250 .0244 .0239 .0233
– 1.8 .0359 .0351 .0344 .0336 .0329 .0322 .0314 .0307 .0301 .0294
– 1.7 .0446 .0436 .0427 .0418 .0409 .0401 .0392 .0384 .0375 .0367
– 1.6 .0548 .0537 .0526 .0516 .0505 .0495 .0485 .0475 .0465 .0455
– 1.5 .0668 .0655 .0643 .0630 .0618 .0606 .0594 .0582 .0571 .0559
– 1.4 .0808 .0793 .0778 .0764 .0749 .0735 .0721 .0708 .0694 .0681
– 1.3 .0968 .0951 .0934 .0918 .0901 .0885 .0869 .0853 .0838 .0823
– 1.2 .1151 .1131 .1112 .1093 .1075 .1056 .1038 .1020 .1003 .0985
– 1.1 .1357 .1335 .1314 .1292 .1271 .1251 .1230 .1210 .1190 .1170
– 1.0 .1587 .1562 .1539 .1515 .1492 .1469 .1446 .1423 .1401 .1379
– 0.9 .1841 .1814 .1788 .1762 .1736 .1711 .1685 .1660 .1635 .1611
– 0.8 .2119 .2090 .2061 .2033 .2005 .1977 .1949 .1922 .1894 .1867
– 0.7 .2420 .2389 .2358 .2327 .2296 .2266 .2236 .2206 .2177 .2148
– 0.6 .2743 .2709 .2676 .2643 .2611 .2578 .2546 .2514 .2483 .2451
– 0.5 .3085 .3050 .3015 .2981 .2946 .2912 .2877 .2843 .2810 .2776
– 0.4 .3446 .3409 .3372 .3336 .3300 .3264 .3228 .3192 .3156 .3121
– 0.3 .3821 .3783 .3745 .3707 .3669 .3632 .3594 .3557 .3520 .3483
– 0.2 .4207 .4168 .4129 .4090 .4052 .4013 .3974 .3936 .3897 .3859
– 0.1 .4602 .4562 .4522 .4483 .4443 .4404 .4364 .4325 .4286 .4247
– 0.0 .5000 .4960 .4920 .4880 .4840 .4801 .4761 .4721 .4681 .4641

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Probability

Table entry for z is the

probability lying below z.
z
Table A (Continued)

z .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09
0.0 .5000 .5040 .5080 .5120 .5160 .5199 .5239 .5279 .5319 .5359
0.1 .5398 .5438 .5478 .5517 .5557 .5596 .5636 .5675 .5714 .5753
0.2 .5793 .5832 .5871 .5910 .5948 .5987 .6026 .6064 .6103 .6141
0.3 .6179 .6217 .6255 .6293 .6331 .6368 .6406 .6443 .6480 .6517
0.4 .6554 .6591 .6628 .6664 .6700 .6736 .6772 .6808 .6844 .6879
0.5 .6915 .6950 .6985 .7019 .7054 .7088 .7123 .7157 .7190 .7224
0.6 .7257 .7291 .7324 .7357 .7389 .7422 .7454 .7486 .7517 .7549
0.7 .7580 .7611 .7642 .7673 .7704 .7734 .7764 .7794 .7823 .7852
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0.8 .7881 .7910 .7939 .7967 .7995 .8023 .8051 .8078 .8106 .8133
0.9 .8159 .8186 .8212 .8238 .8264 .8289 .8315 .8340 .8365 .8389
1.0 .8413 .8438 .8461 .8485 .8508 8531 .8554 .8577 .8599 .8621
1.1 .8643 .8665 .8686 .8708 .8729 .8749 .8770 .8790 .8810 .8830
1.2 .8849 .8869 .8888 .8907 .8925 .8944 .8962 .8980 .8997 .9015
1.3 .9032 .9049 .9066 .9082 .9099 .9115 .9131 .9147 .9162 .9177
1.4 .9192 .9207 .9222 .9236 .9251 .9265 .9279 .9292 .9306 .9319
1.5 .9332 .9345 .9357 .9370 .9382 .9394 .9406 .9418 .9429 .9441
1.6 .9452 .9463 .9474 .9484 .9495 .9505 .9515 .9525 .9535 .9545
1.7 .9554 .9564 .9573 .9582 .9591 .9599 .9608 .9616 .9625 .9633
1.8 .9641 .9649 .9656 .9664 .9671 .9678 .9686 .9693 .9699 .9706
1.9 .9713 .9719 .9726 .9732 .9738 .9744 .9750 .9756 .9761 .9767
2.0 .9772 .9778 .9783 .9788 .9793 9798 .9803 .9808 .9812 .9817
2.1 .9821 .9826 .9830 .9834 .9838 .9842 .9846 .9850 .9854 .9857
2.2 .9861 .9864 .9868 .9871 .9875 .9878 .9881 .9884 .9887 .9890
2.3 .9893 .9896 .9898 .9901 .9904 .9906 .9909 .9911 .9913 .9916
2.4 .9918 .9920 .9922 .9925 .9927 .9929 .9931 .9932 .9934 .9936
2.5 .9938 .9940 .9941 .9943 .9945 .9946 .9948 .9949 .9951 .9952
2.6 .9953 .9955 .9956 .9957 .9959 .9960 .9961 .9962 .9963 .9964
2.7 .9965 .9966 .9967 .9968 .9969 .9970 .9971 .9972 .9973 .9974
2.8 .9974 .9975 .9976 .9977 .9977 .9978 .9979 .9979 .9980 .9981
2.9 .9981 .9982 .9982 .9983 .9984 .9984 .9985 .9985 .9986 .9986
3.0 .9987 .9987 .9987 .9988 .9988 9989 .9989 .9989 .9990 .9990
3.1 .9990 .9991 .9991 .9991 .9992 .9992 .9992 .9992 .9993 .9993
3.2 .9993 .9993 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9995 .9995 .9995
3.3 .9995 .9995 .9995 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9997
3.4 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9998

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Table entry for p and

C is the point t* with Probability p
probability p lying
above it and
probability C lying
between t * and t*.

t*

Table B t distribution critical values

Tail probability p
df .25 .20 .15 .10 .05 .025 .02 .01 .005 .0025 .001 .0005
1 1.000 1.376 1.963 3.078 6.314 12.71 15.89 31.82 63.66 127.3 318.3 636.6
2 .816 1.061 1.386 1.886 2.920 4.303 4.849 6.965 9.925 14.09 22.33 31.60
3 .765 .978 1.250 1.638 2.353 3.182 3.482 4.541 5.841 7.453 10.21 12.92
4 .741 .941 1.190 1.533 2.132 2.776 2.999 3.747 4.604 5.598 7.173 8.610
5 .727 .920 1.156 1.476 2.015 2.571 2.757 3.365 4.032 4.773 5.893 6.869
6 .718 .906 1.134 1.440 1.943 2.447 2.612 3.143 3.707 4.317 5.208 5.959
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7 .711 .896 1.119 1.415 1.895 2.365 2.517 2.998 3.499 4.029 4.785 5.408
8 .706 .889 1.108 1.397 1.860 2.306 2.449 2.896 3.355 3.833 4.501 5.041
9 .703 .883 1.100 1.383 1.833 2.262 2.398 2.821 3.250 3.690 4.297 4.781
10 .700 .879 1.093 1.372 1.812 2.228 2.359 2.764 3.169 3.581 4.144 4.587
11 .697 .876 1.088 1.363 1.796 2.201 2.328 2.718 3.106 3.497 4.025 4.437
12 .695 .873 1.083 1.356 1.782 2.179 2.303 2.681 3.055 3.428 3.930 4.318
13 .694 .870 1.079 1.350 1.771 2.160 2.282 2.650 3.012 3.372 3.852 4.221
14 .692 .868 1.076 1.345 1.761 2.145 2.264 2.624 2.977 3.326 3.787 4.140
15 .691 .866 1.074 1.341 1.753 2.131 2.249 2.602 2.947 3.286 3.733 4.073
16 .690 .865 1.071 1.337 1.746 2.120 2.235 2.583 2.921 3.252 3.686 4.015
17 .689 .863 1.069 1.333 1.740 2.110 2.224 2.567 2.898 3.222 3.646 3.965
18 .688 .862 1.067 1.330 1.734 2.101 2.214 2.552 2.878 3.197 3.611 3.922
19 .688 .861 1.066 1.328 1.729 2.093 2.205 2.539 2.861 3.174 3.579 3.883
20 .687 .860 1.064 1.325 1.725 2.086 2.197 2.528 2.845 3.153 3.552 3.850
21 .686 .859 1.063 1.323 1.721 2.080 2.189 2.518 2.831 3.135 3.527 3.819
22 .686 .858 1.061 1.321 1.717 2.074 2.183 2.508 2.819 3.119 3.505 3.792
23 .685 .858 1.060 1.319 1.714 2.069 2.177 2.500 2.807 3.104 3.485 3.768
24 .685 .857 1.059 1.318 1.711 2.064 2.172 2.492 2.797 3.091 3.467 3.745
25 .684 .856 1.058 1.316 1.708 2.060 2.167 2.485 2.787 3.078 3.450 3.725
26 .684 .856 1.058 1.315 1.706 2.056 2.162 2.479 2.779 3.067 3.435 3.707
27 .684 .855 1.057 1.314 1.703 2.052 2.158 2.473 2.771 3.057 3.421 3.690
28 .683 .855 1.056 1.313 1.701 2.048 2.154 2.467 2.763 3.047 3.408 3.674
29 .683 .854 1.055 1.311 1.699 2.045 2.150 2.462 2.756 3.038 3.396 3.659
30 .683 .854 1.055 1.310 1.697 2.042 2.147 2.457 2.750 3.030 3.385 3.646
40 .681 .851 1.050 1.303 1.684 2.021 2.123 2.423 2.704 2.971 3.307 3.551
50 .679 .849 1.047 1.299 1.676 2.009 2.109 2.403 2.678 2.937 3.261 3.496
60 .679 .848 1.045 1.296 1.671 2.000 2.099 2.390 2.660 2.915 3.232 3.460
80 .678 .846 1.043 1.292 1.664 1.990 2.088 2.374 2.639 2.887 3.195 3.416
100 .677 .845 1.042 1.290 1.660 1.984 2.081 2.364 2.626 2.871 3.174 3.390
1000 .675 .842 1.037 1.282 1.646 1.962 2.056 2.330 2.581 2.813 3.098 3.300
.674 .841 1.036 1.282 1.645 1.960 2.054 2.326 2.576 2.807 3.091 3.291

50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 95% 96% 98% 99% 99.5% 99.8% 99.9%
Confidence level C

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Probability p
Table entry for p is the point
( 2 ) with probability p lying
above it.

(χ2 )

Table C c 2 critical values

Tail probability p
df .25 .20 .15 .10 .05 .025 .02 .01 .005 .0025 .001 .0005
1 1.32 1.64 2.07 2.71 3.84 5.02 5.41 6.63 7.88 9.14 10.83 12.12
2 2.77 3.22 3.79 4.61 5.99 7.38 7.82 9.21 10.60 11.98 13.82 15.20
3 4.11 4.64 5.32 6.25 7.81 9.35 9.84 11.34 12.84 14.32 16.27 17.73
4 5.39 5.99 6.74 7.78 9.49 11.14 11.67 13.28 14.86 16.42 18.47 20.00
5 6.63 7.29 8.12 9.24 11.07 12.83 13.39 15.09 16.75 18.39 20.51 22.11
6 7.84 8.56 9.45 10.64 12.59 14.45 15.03 16.81 18.55 20.25 22.46 24.10
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7 9.04 9.80 10.75 12.02 14.07 16.01 16.62 18.48 20.28 22.04 24.32 26.02
8 10.22 11.03 12.03 13.36 15.51 17.53 18.17 20.09 21.95 23.77 26.12 27.87
9 11.39 12.24 13.29 14.68 16.92 19.02 19.68 21.67 23.59 25.46 27.88 29.67
10 12.55 13.44 14.53 15.99 18.31 20.48 21.16 23.21 25.19 27.11 29.59 31.42
11 13.70 14.63 15.77 17.28 19.68 21.92 22.62 24.72 26.76 28.73 31.26 33.14
12 14.85 15.81 16.99 18.55 21.03 23.34 24.05 26.22 28.30 30.32 32.91 34.82
13 15.98 16.98 18.20 19.81 22.36 24.74 25.47 27.69 29.82 31.88 34.53 36.48
14 17.12 18.15 19.41 21.06 23.68 26.12 26.87 29.14 31.32 33.43 36.12 38.11
15 18.25 19.31 20.60 22.31 25.00 27.49 28.26 30.58 32.80 34.95 37.70 39.72
16 19.37 20.47 21.79 23.54 26.30 28.85 29.63 32.00 34.27 36.46 39.25 41.31
17 20.49 21.61 22.98 24.77 27.59 30.19 31.00 33.41 35.72 37.95 40.79 42.88
18 21.60 22.76 24.16 25.99 28.87 31.53 32.35 34.81 37.16 39.42 42.31 44.43
19 22.72 23.90 25.33 27.20 30.14 32.85 33.69 36.19 38.58 40.88 43.82 45.97
20 23.83 25.04 26.50 28.41 31.41 34.17 35.02 37.57 40.00 42.34 45.31 47.50
21 24.93 26.17 27.66 29.62 32.67 35.48 36.34 38.93 41.40 43.78 46.80 49.01
22 26.04 27.30 28.82 30.81 33.92 36.78 37.66 40.29 42.80 45.20 48.27 50.51
23 27.14 28.43 29.98 32.01 35.17 38.08 38.97 41.64 44.18 46.62 49.73 52.00
24 28.24 29.55 31.13 33.20 36.42 39.36 40.27 42.98 45.56 48.03 51.18 53.48
25 29.34 30.68 32.28 34.38 37.65 40.65 41.57 44.31 46.93 49.44 52.62 54.95
26 30.43 31.79 33.43 35.56 38.89 41.92 42.86 45.64 48.29 50.83 54.05 56.41
27 31.53 32.91 34.57 36.74 40.11 43.19 44.14 46.96 49.64 52.22 55.48 57.86
28 32.62 34.03 35.71 37.92 41.34 44.46 45.42 48.28 50.99 53.59 56.89 59.30
29 33.71 35.14 36.85 39.09 42.56 45.72 46.69 49.59 52.34 54.97 58.30 60.73
30 34.80 36.25 37.99 40.26 43.77 46.98 47.96 50.89 53.67 56.33 59.70 62.16
40 45.62 47.27 49.24 51.81 55.76 59.34 60.44 63.69 66.77 69.70 73.40 76.09
50 56.33 58.16 60.35 63.17 67.50 71.42 72.61 76.15 79.49 82.66 86.66 89.56
60 66.98 68.97 71.34 74.40 79.08 83.30 84.58 88.38 91.95 95.34 99.61 102.7
80 88.13 90.41 93.11 96.58 101.9 106.6 108.1 112.3 116.3 120.1 124.8 128.3
100 109.1 111.7 114.7 118.5 124.3 129.6 131.1 135.8 140.2 144.3 149.4 153.2

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Answer Key for AP Statistics
Practice Exam, Section I

Question 1: B Question 21: A

Question 2: E Question 22: D
Question 3: C Question 23: B
Question 4: D Question 24: C
Question 5: B Question 25: B
Question 6: B Question 26: B
Question 7: D Question 27: B
Question 8: B Question 28: C
Question 9: C Question 29: A
Question 10: B Question 30: D
Question 11: D Question 31: D
Question 12: E Question 32: B
Question 13: E Question 33: A
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Question 14: A Question 34: D

Question 15: E Question 35: A
Question 16: D Question 36: B
Question 17: C Question 37: B
Question 18: E Question 38: C
Question 19: D Question 39: B
Question 20: A Question 40: A

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Question 1

Intent of Question

The primary goals of this question were to assess a student’s ability to (1) compare two distributions
using boxplots; and (2) predict the shape of a single histogram when data for the two distributions
are combined.

Solution

Part (a):

The median of the percentages of seniors who took the college entrance exam is more than 60
percentage points higher in Region I than in Region II. In fact, there is no overlap between the two
distributions. A gap exists between the two distributions stretching from about 28% to about 63%,
with Region I having the higher values. There is more variability in the percentages for Region I
as measured by the IQR, but due to one large outlier in Region II, the range for Region II is slightly
larger than the range for Region I.

Part (b):
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The histogram will have two clusters with one centered around 8% and another around 74%, and
a gap between the values of about 12% and 63% except for a solitary value around 28%.

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Question 1 (continued)

Scoring

The question is scored in four sections, at least one of which must be in context. Section 1 consists of
a comparison of center in part (a), section 2 consists of a comparison of spread in part (a), section 3
consists of a comment on the gap in part (b), and section 4 consists of a description of two clusters in
part (b). Sections 1, 2, and 3 are scored as essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I).
Section 4 is scored as essentially correct (E) or incorrect (I).

Section 1 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the student correctly compares center (or location) of the two distributions.
If a comparison is made, no numerical values need to be given.

Partially correct (P) if the student correctly gives the medians of the two distributions, but does not
compare them or compares incorrectly.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.
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Section 2 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the student correctly compares interquartile range OR range of the
two distributions. If a correct comparison is made, no numerical values need to be given.
Such comparisons include:
• IQR of Region I is larger than that of Region II, or
• Range of Region II is slightly larger than that of Region I, or
• Range (or spread) of Region I is larger than that of Region II without the outlier.

Partially correct (P) if the student correctly gives the ranges or interquartile ranges of the two
distributions, but does not compare them or compares them incorrectly;
OR
if the comparison is made using only a general term such as spread or variability without defining it
to claim that Region I has more spread than Region II;
OR
if the student makes a correct comparison based on stated but incorrect values for the range or the IQR.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

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Section 3 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the student correctly refers to the gap.

Partially correct (P) if the student refers to the gap only in part (a);
OR
says that no values occur between about 12% and 63%;
OR
says in part (b) that there is “no overlap” between the two distributions.

Incorrect (I) if the student does not mention the complete separation between the two clusters in
either part (a) or in part (b).

Section 4 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the student notes in part (b) that the combined distribution consists of
two clusters. The locations of the two clusters do not need to be stated.
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Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E.

Each essentially correct (E) section counts as 1 point. Each partially correct (P) section counts as
½ point.

4 Complete Response

3 Substantial Response

2 Developing Response

1 Minimal Response

If a response is between two scores (for example, 2½ points), use a holistic approach to decide
whether to score up or down, depending on the overall strength of the response and communication.

Note: In at least one of the four sections, the response must refer to the variable of percentage
of students in the high school taking the exam in addition to referring to Region I and Region II.
If no reference is made, the response cannot earn a score of 4.

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Question 2

Intent of Question

The primary goals of this question were to assess a student’s ability to (1) describe a distribution
formed by adding together normal random variables; (2) calculate a probability from this new distribution;
and (3) find the mean and standard deviation of a random variable when a constant is added to the values
in the distribution.

Solution

Part (a):

Let T denote the total weight of 5 randomly selected red delicious apples. Because the apples are
randomly selected, and each apple’s weight is approximately normally distributed, T is also
approximately normal with mean equal to the sum of the means of the distribution of each of the
5 apple’s weights, E (T ) = 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 5(9) = 45 ounces, and a variance equal to the sum of the
variances of the five apples, Var (T ) = (0.75)2 + (0.75)2 + (0.75)2 + (0.75)2 + (0.75)2 = 5(0.75)2 = 2.8125
ounces squared. The standard deviation = is σ T 2.8125 ≈ 1.677 ounces.
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Part (b):

Using the parameters from part (a), the appropriate normal probability can be calculated as follows:

P (T < 42)
= P Z < ( 42 − 45
1.677 )
= P ( Z < −1.79)
= 0.0368.

Part (c):

Let W denote the weight for the packaged gift box, so W = 10 + T . The expected value (mean)
of W is E (W ) = E (10 + T ) = E (10) + E (T ) = 10 + 45 = 55 ounces. The variance of W is
Var (W ) =Var (10 + T ) =Var (10) + Var (T ) =0 + 2.8125 =2.8125 ounces squared. Thus, W has
a standard deviation= of σ W 2.8125 ≈ 1.677 ounces, because adding a constant to a random
variable does not change its variance or standard deviation.

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Question 2 (continued)

Scoring

Parts (a), (b), and (c) are scored as essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I).

Part (a) is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response correctly provides all three components of the distribution of the
total weight, with appropriate justification: shape (approximately normal), center (mean is 45 ounces),
and spread (standard deviation is 1.677 ounces).

Partially correct (P) if the response correctly gives only two of the three components with appropriate
justification.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Part (b) is scored as follows:

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Essentially correct (E) if the response shows the correct probability with a correct normal probability
calculation method;
OR
if the response shows the correct probability with a well-labeled sketch.

Partially correct (P) if the response sets up a correct normal probability calculation but does not carry it
through correctly;
OR
if the response uses the standard deviation given in the stem of the problem and carries out a correct
normal probability calculation.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Notes:
• If the normal probability calculation in part (b) includes an incorrect value for the mean or
standard deviation as obtained in part (a), part (b) should be scored as E if the probability
calculation is carried out correctly.
• A response that arrives at the correct answer in the context of a significance test lowers the
score by one level (that is, from E to P, or P to I).
• A response that includes an incorrect mathematical statement lowers the score by one level
(that is, from E to P, or P to I).
• Because the probability distribution and its parameter values were asked for in part (a), the
response does not have to repeat that information in part (b) to earn an E.

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Part (c) is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response provides the correct values for the two parameters (mean and
standard deviation) with appropriate justification for each.

Partially correct (P) if the response provides the correct values, with appropriate justification, for only
one of the two parameters.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Notes:
• An incorrect mean and/or standard deviation carried through into part (c) and used in
calculating the mean and standard deviation, with appropriate justification, is acceptable
for an E.
• Appropriate justification may be provided through a correct calculation or written explanation.
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4 Complete Response

All three parts essentially correct

3 Substantial Response

Two parts essentially correct and one part partially correct

2 Developing Response

Two parts essentially correct and one part incorrect

OR
One part essentially correct and one or two parts partially correct
OR
Three parts partially correct

1 Minimal Response

One part essentially correct and no parts partially correct

OR
No parts essentially correct and two parts partially correct

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Question 3

Intent of Question

The primary goals of this question were to assess a student’s ability to (1) describe a cluster sampling
procedure; (2) describe a stratified random sampling procedure; and (3) provide an advantage of each type
of sampling (cluster and stratified) compared to the other type.

Solution

Part (a):

To obtain a random sample using cluster sampling, number the plots from 1 to 200 (or use the numbers
implied in the stem of the problem). Using a random number generator, such as a random number
table or a random number generator from a calculator or computer, generate 10 unique random
integers from 1 to 200. Select the plots corresponding to the 10 integers. Measure the diameters of all
trees in the 10 selected plots.

Part (b):
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In each of the 200 plots, number each of the trees from 1 to n, where n is the number of trees in that
plot. Within each plot, obtain a simple random sample of 5 percent of the trees by using a random
number generator to generate unique random integers from 1 to n. Select the trees corresponding to
the integers and measure the tree diameters.

Part (c):

An advantage of using the cluster sample instead of the stratified sample is that the cluster sample is
much easier to obtain. For the cluster sample, only 10 plots must be visited and the trees do not need
to be individually numbered.

Part (d):

If the distribution of tree diameters is different in different parts of the forest, an advantage of using
stratified random sampling instead of cluster sampling is that the stratified sampling is more likely to
result in a sample that is representative of the population of all tree diameters. Cluster sampling is
more likely to yield a sample in which trees with large diameters or trees with small diameters are
over-represented simply by chance.

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Question 3 (continued)

Scoring

The question is scored in three sections. Section 1 consists of part (a), section 2 consists of part (b), and
section 3 consists of parts (c) and (d). Sections 1, 2, and 3 are scored as essentially correct (E), partially
correct (P), or incorrect (I).

Section 1 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response describes a correct sampling procedure for a cluster sample
that contains the following three components:
1. Samples about 5% of the trees (by sampling 5% of the plots).
2. Indicates that all trees in the selected clusters will be included in the sample.
3. Provides sufficient detail about how clusters will be selected.

Note: To satisfy component 3, it is not enough to just say that 10 plots are selected at random.

Partially correct (P) if the response satisfies only two of the three components OR satisfies only
component 2 OR satisfies only component 3.
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Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Note: The statement of the problem in part (a) specifies “using the plots as clusters.” If the response
defines different clusters, section 1 cannot be scored as E. To earn a score of P, the response must also:
• indicate that all units (trees, plots, etc.) in the randomly selected clusters will be included in
the sample AND
• provide sufficient detail about how the clusters will be selected.

Section 2 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response describes a correct sampling procedure for a stratified random
sample that contains the following three components:
1. Samples about 5% of the trees.
2. Indicates that the trees will be randomly selected from each stratum.
3. Provides sufficient detail about how trees will be selected from each stratum.

Note: To satisfy component 3, it is not enough to just say the trees are selected at random. More detail
on how the selection will occur should be included.

Partially correct (P) if the response does not satisfy the three components but does satisfy component 2.

Note: The statement of the problem in part (b) specifies “using the plots as strata”. If the response
defines different strata, section 2 cannot be scored as E. To earn a score of P, the response must also:
• clearly indicate that a random sample will be selected from each stratum AND
• provide sufficient detail about how the units that make up the strata will be selected.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

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Question 3 (continued)

Section 3 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response provides the following two components:
1. A reasonable advantage of cluster sampling that is not also true of stratified sampling,
with justification and context.
2. A reasonable advantage of stratified sampling that is not also true of cluster sampling,
with justification and context.

Partially correct (P) if the response provides only one of the two components;
OR
if the response provides a reasonable advantage for both components, but has no context
and/or no justification.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

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All three sections essentially correct

3 Substantial Response

Two sections essentially correct and one section partially correct

2 Developing Response

Two sections essentially correct and one section incorrect

OR
One section essentially correct and one or two sections partially correct
OR
Three sections partially correct

1 Minimal Response

One section essentially correct and two sections incorrect

OR
Two sections partially correct and one section incorrect

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Question 4

Intent of Question

The primary goal of this question was to assess a student’s ability to identify, set up, perform, and interpret
the results of an appropriate hypothesis test to address a particular question. More specific goals were to
assess a student’s ability to (1) state appropriate hypotheses; (2) determine an appropriate statistical test
and check appropriate assumptions/conditions; (3) calculate an appropriate test statistic and p-value for
a chi-square goodness-of-fit test; and (4) draw an appropriate conclusion, with justification, in context.

Solution

Step 1: States a correct pair of hypotheses.

H0 : At the new branch, the probability distribution of waiting time categories is the same as
the probability distribution of waiting time categories deemed acceptable by the bank.

Ha : The probability for at least one waiting time category at the new branch is different from
the probabilities deemed acceptable by the bank.
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OR

= =
H0 : p1 0.30, =
p2 0.25, =
p3 0.20, =
p4 0.15, p5 0.10, where pi is the probability that
a customer’s waiting time at the new branch office falls in the waiting-time category i.

Ha : At least one of the probabilities is incorrect.

Step 2: Identifies a correct test procedure (by name or by formula) and checks appropriate conditions.

The appropriate procedure is a chi-square goodness-of-fit test.

The formula for a chi-square goodness-of-fit test is:

( observed − expected )2
χ2 = ∑ expected

The conditions for the test were satisfied because:

1. It is stated in the problem that the 100 customers were randomly selected.
2. The sample size is large enough for the chi-square test to be used because the expected cell
counts are 30, 25, 20, 15, and 10, which are all greater than 5.

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Step 3: Correct mechanics, including the value of the test statistic, degrees of freedom, and p-value
(or rejection region)
( 25 − 30 )2 ( 21 − 25 )2 ( 21 − 20 )2 ( 20 − 15 )2 ( 13 − 10 )2
χ2 = + + + +
30 25 20 15 10
The test statistic is = 0.833 + 0.640 + 0.050 + 1.67 + 0.900
= 4.09

The p-value, based 5 − 1 =4 degrees of freedom, is 0.3940.

Step 4: States a correct conclusion in the context of the study, using the result of the statistical test.

Because the p-value of 0.3940 is greater than any reasonable significance level such as α = 0.05
or α = 0.10, we fail to reject H0 . Therefore, the sample data do not provide sufficient evidence to
conclude that the probability for at least one waiting time category at the new branch office is different
from the probabilities deemed acceptable by the bank.
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OR

If the null hypothesis is true and the probability distribution of waiting time categories at the new
branch is the same as the probability distribution deemed acceptable by the bank, we would observe
a test statistic of 4.09 or greater in about 39% of random samples from the hypothesized distribution.
Therefore at any reasonable significance level such as α = 0.05 or α = 0.10, there is not sufficient
evidence to reject the null hypothesis that at the new branch the probability distribution of waiting
time categories is the same as the probability distribution of waiting time categories deemed
acceptable by the bank.

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Question 4 (continued)

Scoring

Each of steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 were scored as essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I).

Step 1 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the student correctly states the pair of hypotheses in context.

Partially correct (P) if the student correctly states the pair of hypotheses but not in context;
OR
if the student correctly states the hypotheses in terms of the pi but does not clearly define pi ;
OR
if the student correctly states one hypothesis in context but not the other;
OR
if the hypotheses refer to acceptable wait time and branch wait time, but it is not clear that the
hypotheses are about the distribution of wait times.
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Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Notes:
• To earn a score of E, the null hypothesis must specify equal to or the same as or equivalent.
Phrases such as similar to or consistent with in the null hypothesis cannot earn a score of E.
• The following hypotheses are scored as incorrect (I):

H0 : observed = expected
Ha : observed ≠ expected

Step 2 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response identifies the correct test procedure (by name or by formula)
AND checks both conditions correctly.

Partially correct (P) if the response correctly completes two of the three components (identification of
procedure, check of random sampling, check of expected count).

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Notes:
• Chi-square test or χ 2 is sufficient for the name of the test. But if the response specifies a
chi-square test for homogeneity or for independence, the name is considered incorrect.
• Because the question states the sample is random, a checked SRS is sufficient for the random
sampling condition.
• Extraneous incorrect assumptions (such as normality, n > 30, etc.) lowers the score one level
(that is, from E to P, or from P to I).

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Question 4 (continued)

Step 3 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response correctly calculates both the test statistic and the p-value.

Note: Degrees of freedom need to be reported only if the student uses a table to obtain the p-value.

Partially correct (P) if the response correctly calculates the test statistic but not the p-value;
OR
if the response calculates the test statistic incorrectly but then reports the correct p-value for the
computed test statistic;
OR
if the response fails to report the test statistic but reports the correct degrees of freedom and the
correct p-value.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Step 4 is scored as follows:

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Essentially correct (E) if the response provides a correct conclusion in context, also providing
justification based on linkage between the p-value and the conclusion.

Partially correct (P) if the response provides a correct conclusion (or decision) with linkage to the
p-value, but not in context;
OR
if the response provides a correct conclusion in context, but without justification based on linkage to
the p-value.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Notes:
• If the correct conclusion for the reported p-value is fail to reject H0 , then a conclusion that
is equivalent to accept H0 either as a stated decision or as a conclusion in context cannot
be scored E. Such a response is scored P if the conclusion is in context with linkage. If such
a response lacks either context or linkage, it is scored I.
• If the p-value is computed incorrectly but the conclusion is consistent with the incorrect p-value
and has context with linkage, the response is scored E.
• If both a significance level α and a p-value are given together, the linkage between the p-value
and the conclusion is implied. If no significance level is given, the solution must be explicit
about the linkage by giving a correct interpretation of the p-value OR explaining how the
conclusion follows from the p-value, such as, “Because the p-value is small, we reject the null
hypothesis” or “Because the p-value is large, we do not reject the null hypothesis.”
• If the stated decision (reject, fail to reject) is inconsistent with a correct conclusion in context
with linkage, the response is scored P.
• If the correct conclusion for the reported p-value is fail to reject, but the student says to retain
the null hypothesis with linkage and context, the response is scored P. However, if the student
goes on to say something equivalent to “fail to reject” in context, the response is scored E.

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Each essentially correct (E) step counts as 1 point. Each partially correct (P) step counts as ½ point.

4 Complete Response

3 Substantial Response

2 Developing Response

1 Minimal Response

If a response is between two scores (for example, 2½ points), use a holistic approach to decide whether
to score up or down, depending on the overall strength of the response and communication.
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Question 5

Intent of Question

The primary goals of this question were to assess a student’s ability to (1) describe a Type II error in
the context of a specific study; (2) understand the relationship between the probability of a Type II error
and the significance level; and (3) interpret in context a specific value for the power of a test.

Solution

Part (a):

A Type II error is the failure to reject the null hypothesis when it is false. For this study, a Type II error
would be not concluding that the new cups insulate better on average than the traditional cups, when
the new cups really do insulate better on average.

Part (b):

The probability of a Type II error and the probability of a Type I error (which is the significance level)
are inversely related. As one of these probabilities is decreased, the other must necessarily increase.
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Thus, choosing a significance level of 0.10 would result in a smaller probability of Type II error because
0.10 is greater than 0.01.

Part (c):

The value of 0.88 represents the probability of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis and concluding
that the true mean cooling time of the new cup is greater than that of the traditional cup, given that
the true mean cooling time of the new cup is 2 minutes greater than that of the traditional cup.
In other words, given that the mean cooling time of the new cup is actually 2 minutes greater than that
of the traditional cup, if we were to apply the test on repeated samples of the same size, for about 88%
of the samples we would expect to correctly reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative.

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Question 5 (continued)

Scoring

Parts (a), (b), and (c) are scored as essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I).

Part (a) is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response includes a correct description of a Type II error in context, and
with explicit correct mention of “mean” or “on average”.

Partially correct (P) if the response includes a correct description of a Type II error in context but
without mention of “mean” or “on average”;
OR
if the response includes a correct description of a Type II error mentioning “mean” or “on average”,
but having no context;
OR
if the response includes a correct description of Type I error in context, and with explicit correct
mention of “mean” or “on average”.
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Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Note: If a response includes either wording that is equivalent to “accept H0 ”, or a statement

consistent with a two-sided alternative hypothesis, or both, then the response cannot be scored as E.

Part (b) is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response includes the correct significance level and provides a reasonable
justification in terms of both Type I and Type II errors.

Partially correct (P) if the response includes the correct significance level but provides vague or weak
justification in terms of both Type I and Type II errors;
OR
if the response includes the incorrect significance level but provides an explanation indicating
understanding of the relationship between Type II error probability and the significance level.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

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Question 5 (continued)

Part (c) is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response includes a correct probability statement about rejecting the null
hypothesis, a correct conditional statement about the null hypothesis being false, and explicit mention
of the 2-minute increase.

Partially correct (P) if the response includes a correct probability statement about rejecting the null
hypothesis and a correct conditional statement about the null hypothesis being false, but is missing
explicit mention of the 2-minute increase.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

4 Complete Response

All three parts essentially correct

3 Substantial Response
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Two parts essentially correct and one part partially correct

2 Developing Response

Two parts essentially correct and one part incorrect

OR
One part essentially correct and one or two parts partially correct
OR
Three parts partially correct

1 Minimal Response

One part essentially correct and no parts partially correct

OR
No parts essentially correct and two parts partially correct

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Question 6

Intent of Question

The primary goals of this question were to assess a student’s ability to understand, apply, and draw
conclusions from a simulation analysis beyond what was previously studied. More specific goals are
to assess a student’s ability to (1) produce a graphical display and use it to compare distributions
between two groups; (2) draw an appropriate conclusion from a test statistic and a p-value; and
(3) understand and interpret simulation results to draw a conclusion about a hypothesis testing
scenario not previously studied.

Solution

Part (a):

The back-to-back stemplot is as follows.

Number of shaves
Leaf unit = 1.0
0|8 represents 80 shaves.
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Generic (G) Name Brand (B)

0 8
976 9
81 10 3569
81 11 0236
9 12 2
6 13 0

Part (b):

The name brand blades generally produce more shaves than the generic blades; the median number
of shaves for the name brand blades is 111.5, which is higher than the median number of shaves for
the generic blades of 104.5. The generic blades display more variability in number of shaves than the
name brand blades. Both distributions of number of shaves are slightly skewed to the right, and no
outliers are apparent in either direction.

Part (c):

The p-value of 0.20 is greater than the conventional significance levels of α = 0.10 or α = 0.05.
Therefore the sample data do not provide enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis that there
is no difference in the mean number of shaves produced by the generic and the name brand blades.
So we cannot conclude that the name brand blades last significantly longer than the generic blades,
on average.

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Question 6 (continued)

Part (d):

The simulation was conducted under the assumption that the population standard deviations are equal
(so, σ G / σ B = 1 ) and the parent population from which the samples were drawn is normal. Therefore
we expect that with a very large number of random samples, the sample standard deviation for the
name brand group will be greater than the sample standard deviation for the generic group about
half of the time and will be less about half of the time. As a consequence, the ratio of the two sample
standard deviations should be less than 1 about half of the time and greater than 1 about half of
the time. Because the median of a distribution is the value that is exceeded half of the time and
not exceeded half of the time, we expect the median of these ratios to equal 1.

Part (e):

Yes, there is evidence that the generic blades (G) have more variability than the name brand
blades (B). The ratio of sample standard deviations for the observed sample data is 16.70 ≈ 2.017.
8.28
The simulation was conducted assuming that the population standard deviations are equal. The value
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of 2.017 appears fairly far in the right tail of the distribution of simulated ratios. In fact, it appears
that less than 5% of the simulated ratios are as large, or larger than, the observed ratio of 2.017.
Because the observed ratio is unlikely to occur by random sampling alone when the population
standard deviations are equal, we have fairly strong evidence that the generic blades (G) really do
have more variability in the number of shaves than the name brand blades (B).

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Question 6 (continued)

Scoring

This question is scored in four sections. Section 1 consists of parts (a) and (b); section 2 consists of part (c);
section 3 consists of part (d); and section 4 consists of part (e). Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 are scored as
essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I).

Section 1 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response constructs the back-to-back stemplot correctly AND correctly
compares the two distributions on all three characteristics (center, spread, shape).

Partially correct (P) if the response:

• Correctly constructs the graph AND
o Correctly compares one or two of the three characteristics;
OR
o Discusses all three characteristics without comparison.
OR
• Incorrectly constructs the graph AND correctly compares all three characteristics.
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Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Section 2 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response provides a correct conclusion in context with justification based
on linkage to the p-value.

Partially correct (P) if the response provides a correct conclusion in context, but no justification based
on linkage to the p-value;
OR
if the response provides a correct conclusion with justification based on linkage to the p-value, but
no context.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Notes:
• If the correct conclusion for the reported p-value is to fail to reject the null hypothesis, then a
conclusion that is equivalent to accepting the null hypothesis, either as a stated decision or as
a conclusion in context, cannot be scored as E (for example, “Name brand blades last the same
length of time as the generic blades.”) Such a response is scored P provided that the conclusion
is in context with linkage. If such a response lacks either context or linkage, it is scored I.
• If the correct conclusion for the reported p-value is to fail to reject, but the response says to
“retain the null hypothesis” with linkage and context, the response is scored P. However, if the
response goes on to say something equivalent to “fail to reject” in context, the response is
scored E.
• If both a significance level α and a p-value are given together, the linkage between the p-value
and the conclusion is implied. If no significance level is given, the solution must be explicit
about the linkage by giving a correct interpretation of the p-value or explaining how the
conclusion follows from the p-value, such as “Because the p-value is large, we do not reject
the null hypothesis.”

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Question 6 (continued)

Section 3 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response correctly states that the population standard deviations are equal
if the null hypothesis is true, so the (simulated) sample standard deviations should produce ratios
centered around 1.

Partially correct (P) if the response does not appeal to the equality of the population standard deviations
under the null hypothesis but makes the connection to the simulated ratios being centered around 1;
OR
if the response appeals to the equality of the population standard deviations under the null hypothesis,
but does not make the connection that the simulated sample standard deviations should produce ratios
centered around 1.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Section 4 is scored as follows:

Essentially correct (E) if the response draws an appropriate conclusion with a well-explained
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justification based on the results of the simulation.

Partially correct (P) if the response draws an appropriate conclusion based on the results of the
simulation, but with a weak or poorly communicated justification.

Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the criteria for E or P.

Each essentially correct (E) section counts as 1 point. Each partially correct (P) section counts
as ½ point.

4 Complete Response

3 Substantial Response

2 Developing Response

1 Minimal Response

If a response is between two scores (for example, 2½ points), use a holistic approach to decide whether
to score up or down, depending on the overall strength of the response and communication.

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Scoring Worksheet
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The following provides a scoring worksheet and conversion table

used for calculating a composite score of the exam.

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Section I: Multiple Choice

× 1.2500 =
Number Correct Weighted Section I Score
(out of 40) (Do not round)

Section II: Free Response

Question 1 × 1.8750 =
(out of 4) (Do not round)

Question 2 × 1.8750 =
(out of 4) (Do not round)

Question 3 × 1.8750 =
(out of 4) (Do not round)

Question 4 × 1.8750 =
(out of 4) (Do not round)
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Question 5 × 1.8750 =
(out of 4) (Do not round)

Question 6 × 3.1250 =
(out of 4) (Do not round)

Sum =
Weighted
Section II
Score
(Do not round)

Composite Score

+ =
Weighted Weighted Composite Score
Section I Score Section II Score (Round to nearest
whole number)

AP Score Conversion Chart

Statistics
Composite
Score Range AP Score
64-100 5
51-63 4
37-50 3
27-36 2
0-26 1

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