AP Statistics Review Topics – Fall Final
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The following list provides some (but not all) of the main topics that will be addressed
on your fall final exam. Reading the section summaries in your book will be an excellent
way to review.
1. Exploring Data
A. Center, Shape, Spread
1. Skewed, Symmetrical, Mean, Median, Standard Deviation, Outliers, 5-#
Summary
2. Effect of extremes on Mean and Median
B. Graphs
1. Bar, Time, Dot Plot, Stem Plot, Histogram, Ogive
C. Linear Transformations
2. The Normal Distributions
A. z-scores
B. Normal Probability Plot
C. 68-95-99.7 Rule
3. Examining Relationships (Paired Data)
A. Scatterplots
1. Explanatory / Response Variables
2. Form, Direction, and Strength
B. Correlation
1. r and r2
C. Least Squares Regression
1. Residuals
2. Outliers vs. Influential Points
4. More Two-variable Data
A. Transforming Relationships
1. Power vs. Exponential
B. Cautions
1. Extrapolation, Confounding, Common Response, Lurking Variables
C. Two-Way Tables
1. Conditional Distributions, Marginal Distributions, Simpson’s Paradox
5. Producing Data
A. Population vs. Sample
B. Experiment vs. Observational Study
C. SRS, stratified, multistage, random number table
D. Bias
1. voluntary response, undercoverage, nonresponse
E. blind, matched pairs, blocking
F. CRR
G. Simulations
6. Probability
A. Sample Space, AND, OR
B. Replacement, Non-Replacement
C. Independent, Mutually Exclusive (disjoint)
D. Conditional Probability
E. Venn Diagrams
7. Chapter 7 and 8 Topics – We just reviewed them.
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ORQ’s
have 2 open-response questions, chosen from the following topics:
Linear Regression
Transforming Relationships
Normal Distributions
Binomial/Geometric Distributions
Sampling & Experiments
Probability & Trees