AP Statistics Practice Exam

Statistics Independent Study
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Mixed Practice with Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions
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Multiple-Choice Section
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Free-Response Section
Introduction
These questions simulate the Free-Response section of the AP Exam. Questions 1-5
should take about 10-15 minutes each. Question 6 is an "Investigative Task," and
should take about 20-30 minutes. You should do all that you can do in no more than 90
minutes.
1.
A.
Answer:
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0.8
0.7
0.6
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1234567
NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS
B.
Answer:
= (1)(40/75) + (2)(12/75) + (3)(8/75) + (4)(9/75) + 5(5/75) + 6(0/75) + 7(1/75)
= 2.08 attempts.
The median is found at the fiftieth percentile. More than half passed on the first trial, so
the median is 1.
2.
A.
Answer:
Blocks would be desirable here. You believe that men and women might have differing
reactions to the medication, so it would be appropriate to block by gender here. You are
also concerned with differences between those 60 and over and those under 60, so you
would also need to divide those under 60 and those 60 and over into different blocks.
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B.
Answer:
Divide your 180 volunteers into two groups based on their gender. Then break each of
these two groups into two additional blocks of those 60 and over and those under 60.
This results in four blocks: men under 60, men 60 and over, women under 60, and
women 60 and over. For the sake of discussing the design, assume there are equal
numbers in each block. This gives you four blocks of 45 people each.
Within each block, randomly assign 1/3 of the subjects to a control group that will
receive a placebo, 1/3 to a treatment group that will receive 350 mg tablets, and 1/3 to
a treatment group that will receive 500 mg tablets. The study should be double-blind:
Neither the subjects nor the person administering the tests should know which subjects
are receiving which treatment. After a designated period of time, compare pain-relief
scores for each of the three groups within each block.
C.
Answer:
In any one block, there are approximately 15 people that receive the 350 mg pill and 15
that receive the 500 mg pill. Compute an average relief score for each group. If
randomization has been done correctly, the assumption that the two groups are
independent is reasonable. You must also check to see that the distribution of scores for
each group does not indicate that the samples might have been drawn from non-normal
populations. If these conditions are satisfied, you would want to conduct a two-sample t
test for the difference between population means. The computation you would use for
the standard error of the difference would depend on whether you were using the
conservative method, whether you pool your estimates of the population variance, or
whether you use computer software.
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Answer:
H0 : d = 0 (The mean difference between the before and after scores is 0.)
H a : d > 0 (The mean difference is greater than zeroscores were higher after
training.)
Since the scores are matched (that is, there are two different measurements for each
individual), a one-sample t test is appropriate for the differences between the sample
values. A boxplot of the data shows no outliers. There is some skewness to the left, but
not enough to conclude that this sample is not reasonably normal. We can use a onesample t procedure.
x = 1.333, s = 1.969, n = 12
t =
1.333 0
= 2.345
1.969
12
df = 11 .01 < p < .02

(On the TI-83, you would find a P-value of .019.)
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This P-value is quite low and gives us strong evidence against the null hypothesis. It is
reasonable to conclude that the program was effective in improving mathematics skills
in the subjects. Note: If you used a significance level of .01, you would reach a different
conclusion.
4.
A.
Answer:
51
(6/51)(5/50)(4/49)(3/48)(2/47)(1/46) = 1 / = 1/18009460 = .0000000555.
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Answer:
Now, the probability of a match remains constant at 6/51.
P(at least one match in first five drawings) = 1 P(no matches in the first five drawings)
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45
=1
= .465.
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Answer:
(6/51)(1 6/51)4 = .071
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A.
Answer:
It is a one-sided test, since the school believes that their students will do better.
H0 : p = .6 (The proportion of passing grades is .6.)
Ha : p > .6 (The proportion of passing grades is larger than .6.)

A one-proportion z-test is appropriate here. We are justified in using a z-test here
because 35(.4) and 35(.6) are both larger than 10.
= 26/35 = .743, z =
p
.743 .6
(.6)(.4)
35
= 1.73 P-value = 1 .9582 = .0418
This value of P is less than the significance level of .05, so we have good evidence to
reject our null hypothesis. The claim that the school's students do better than the
national average of .6 is supported by these data.
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B.
Answer:
The worst thing that could happen in terms of the school's claim is that the missing
.722 .6
= 26/36 = .722; z =
= 1.494
student would not have passed. In this case, p
.6(.4)
36
P-value = 1 .9324 = .0676. This value is greater than the significance level of .05.
Under these conditions, we would not have rejected the null hypothesis and would
conclude that the evidence was unconvincing that the school is actually doing better
than the national average.
6.
Answer:
A histogram of these data (below) shows a pattern that seems to be quite normal.
If we assume the data are from a normal distribution, we can use a 2 goodness-of-fit
test to compare the observed frequencies in each interval with the expected frequencies.
We need to find the area under the normal curve for each interval by using either a
calculator or standard z-score techniques. Assuming that the distribution from which the
sample was drawn has a mean of 275 and a standard deviation of 47, we would find, for
example, that the area corresponding to the interval 189.5 219.5 could be calculated
as follows:
z 219.5 =
219.5 275
= 1.18 Upper area = .119
47
z189.5 =
189.5 275
= 1.82 Lower area = .034
47
Area in the interval (189.5, 219.5) = .119 .034 = .085.

(If you use the TI-83 you will get .084.)
Expected frequency in the interval (189.5, 219.5) = .085(500) = 42.5.
(If you use the TI-83 you will get 42.19.)
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Proceeding similarly for each interval and using the results from the TI-83, we can add a
third column to the table:
Cholesterol Level
Less than 189.5

189.5 219.5
219.5 249.5
249.5 279.5
279.5 309.5
309.5 339.5
339.5 369.5
369.5 399.5
Over 399.5
Observed
Frequency
17
41
80
134
118
71
24
13
2
Expected
Frequency
17.22
42.19
87.44
122.21
115.20
73.24
31.40
9.07
2.02
For these data, X 2 = 5.39, df = 9 1 = 8 p > .25 (p = .715 on the TI-83).

A P-value this high indicates that a set of observations such as this is quite likely if the
sample were in fact drawn from a normal population. Thus we have no evidence to
argue against the claim that the cholesterol levels of American men are normally
distributed.
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Scoring
To determine your score, use the following guidelines.

Multiple-Choice Section
Determine your score on this section as follows:

Score = number of correct multiple-choice questions 1/4(number of incorrect multiplechoice questions).
Free-Response Section
Questions 15 are graded on a four-point scale.

Question 6 is graded on an eight-point scale.
Determine your score on this section as follows:
Score = question 1 + question 2 + question 3 + question 4 + question 5 + question 6.
Overall Score
Overall score = (multiple-choice score 7) + (free-response score 10).

You can roughly approximate your score on the AP Exam by using the table below.
Overall Score
390 560
305 389
225 304
160 224
0 159
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AP Approximation
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4
3
2
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df = 11 .01 < p < .02

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Ha : p > .6 (The proportion of passing grades is larger than .6.)

= 1.73 P-value = 1 .9582 = .0418

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Area in the interval (189.5, 219.5) = .119 .034 = .085.

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Less than 189.5

For these data, X 2 = 5.39, df = 9 1 = 8 p > .25 (p = .715 on the TI-83).

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To determine your score, use the following guidelines.

Determine your score on this section as follows:

Questions 15 are graded on a four-point scale.

Overall score = (multiple-choice score 7) + (free-response score 10).

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