The Practice of Statistics for the AP® Course
Eighth Edition
Publication Date: May 01, 2026
Hardcover ISBN: 9781319613280
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The Practice of Statistics for the AP® Course
Unit 1 – Exploring One-Variable Data and Collecting Data
- Part I – Exploring One-Variable Data
- Introduction
- 1A Statistics: Learning from Data
- 1B Displaying and Describing Categorical Data
- 1C Displaying and Describing Quantitative Data with Graphs
- 1D Summarizing Quantitative Data with Numbers
- 1E Comparing Distributions of Quantitative Data
- Unit 1, Part I Wrap-Up
- Unit 1, Part I FRAPPY!*
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- Unit 1, Part I Project
- See Yourself in Stats
- Part II – Collecting Data
- Introduction
- 1F Introduction to Data Collection
- 1G Sampling: Good and Bad
- 1H Experimental Design
- Unit 1, Part II Wrap-Up
- Unit 1, Part II FRAPPY!
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- Unit 1, Part II Project
- See Yourself in Stats
- Cumulative AP® Practice Test 1*
Unit 2 – Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions
- Part I – Probability
- Introduction
- 2A Relationships Between Two Categorical Variables
- 2B Randomness, Probability, and Simulation
- 2C Probability Rules
- 2D Conditional Probability and Independent Events
- Unit 2, Part I Wrap-Up
- Unit 2, Part I FRAPPY!*
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- See Yourself in Stats
- Part II – Random Variables and Probability Distributions
- Introduction
- 2E Discrete Random Variables
- 2F Binomial Distributions
- 2G Continuous Random Variables and Normal Distributions
- 2H Introduction to Estimators and Sampling Distributions
- Unit 2, Part II Wrap-Up
- Unit 2, Part II FRAPPY!
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- See Yourself in Stats
- Cumulative AP® Practice Test 2*
Unit 3 – Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions
- Part I – Inference for One Proportion
- Introduction
- 3A The Sampling Distribution of a Sample Proportion
- 3B Confidence Intervals for a Population Proportion
- 3C Hypothesis Tests for a Population Proportion
- 3D Potential Errors when Performing Hypothesis Tests
- Unit 3, Part I Wrap-Up
- Unit 3 Part I FRAPPY!*
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- See Yourself in Stats
- Part II – Inference for Two Proportions and Two-Way Tables
- Introduction
- 3E The Sampling Distribution of a Difference in Sample Proportions
- 3F Confidence Intervals for a Difference in Population Proportions
- 3G Hypothesis Tests for a Difference in Population Proportions
- 3H Chi-Square Tests for Two-Way Tables
- Unit 3, Part II Wrap-Up
- Unit 3, Part II FRAPPY!
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- Unit 3, Part II Project
- See Yourself in Stats
- Cumulative AP® Practice Test 3*
Unit 4 – Inference for Quantitative Data: Means
- Part I – Inference for One Mean
- Introduction
- 4A The Sampling Distribution of a Sample Mean
- 4B Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean or a Population Mean Difference
- 4C Hypothesis Tests for a Population Mean or a Population Mean Difference
- Unit 4, Part I Wrap-Up
- Unit 4, Part I FRAPPY!*
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- Unit 4, Part I Project
- See Yourself in Stats
- Part II – Inference for Two Means
- Introduction
- 4D Sampling Distributions for a Difference in Sample Means
- 4E Confidence Intervals for a Difference in Population Means
- 4E Hypothesis Tests for a Difference in Population Means
- Unit 4, Part II Wrap-Up
- Unit 4, Part II FRAPPY!*
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- Unit 4, Part II Project
- See Yourself in Stats
- Cumulative AP® Practice Test 4*
Unit 5 – Regression Analysis
- Introduction
- 5A Relationships Between Two Quantitative Variables
- 5B Linear Regression Models
- Unit 5 Wrap-Up
- Unit 5 FRAPPY!*
- Review
- Review Exercises
- AP® Statistics Practice Test
- Unit 5 Project
- See Yourself in Stats
- Cumulative AP® Practice Test 5*
Appendices
- Solutions S-1
- Notes and Data Sources N/DS-1
- Glossary/Glosario G-1
- Index I-1
- Tables T-0
- Table A: Standard Normal Probabilities T-0
- Table B: t Distribution Critical Values T-3
- Table C: Chi-Square Distribution Critical Values T-5
- Table D: Random Digits T-7
- Inference Summary – Back Endpaper
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