AP Statistics Exam tips for students

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1、APStatisticsExamTipsforStudentsTheAPStatisticsExamconsistsoftwoseparatesections:SectionI40Multiple-Choicequestions90minutescounts50percentofexamscoreSCORINGMultipleChoice:1pointforeachcorrectanswer0pointsforeachquestionleftblank-1/4pointforeachincorrectanswerSectionIIFree-Respo

2、nsequestions90minutescounts50percentofexamscoreQuestionsaredesignedtotestyourstatisticalreasoningandyourcommunicationskills.SCORINGFreeResponse:Fiveopen-endedproblemsapproximately13minutes;eachcount15percentoffree-responsescoreOneinvestigativetask,Problem#6,approximately25minut

3、es;counts25percentoffree-responsescoreEachfree-responsequestionisscoredona0to4scale.Generaldescriptorsforeachofthescoresare:4CompleteResponseNOstatisticalerrorsandclearcommunication3SubstantialResponseMinorstatisticalerror/omissionorfuzzycommunication2DevelopingResponseImportan

4、tstatisticalerror/omissionorlousycommunication1MinimalResponseA"glimmer"ofstatisticalknowledgerelatedtotheproblem0InadequateResponseNoglimmer;statisticallydangeroustohimselfandothersYourworkisgradedholistically,meaningthatyourentireresponsetoaproblemisconsideredbeforeascoreisas

5、signed.Readyourstatisticsbook.MostAPExamquestionsstartwithaparagraphthatdescribesthecontextoftheproblem.Youneedtobeabletopickoutimportantstatisticalcues.Theonlywayyouwilllearntodothatisthroughhands-onexperience.Practicewritingaboutyourstatisticalthinking.YoursuccessontheAPExamd

6、ependsonhowwellyouexplainyourreasoning.Workasmanyproblemsasyoucanintheweeksleadinguptotheexam.Yourbiggestchallengewillbedeterminingwhatstatisticaltechniquetouseoneachquestion.OnthenightbeforetheexamGetagoodnight'ssleep.Makesureyourcalculatorisfunctioningproperly.Insertnewbatter

7、ies,andmakesureallsystemsare"go."Bringasparecalculatorifpossible.Relax,andtaketimetothink!Rememberthateveryoneelsetakingtheexamisinasituationidenticaltoyours.Realizethattheproblemswillprobablylookconsiderablymorecomplicatedthanthoseyouhaveencounteredinothermathcourses.That'sbec

8、auseastatisticscourseis,necessarily,a"wordy"course.Rea