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NEW MULTIPLE-CHOICE & FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE AP STATISTICS EXAMINATION - 5TH ED.

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We are pleased to announce the new publication of the 5th edition of MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE AP STATISTICS EXAMINATION, an invaluable resource for your students as they prepare for the exam.The fifth edition has been updated to reflect the AP Statistics Course and Exam Description (CED) and new Curriculum Framework, which were recently published by the College Board. The fifth edition includes five sample examinations, each with 40 multiple-choice questions and 6 free-response questions (including an investigative task) which match the rigor of the AP Statistics exam. Two of the exams consist entirely of brand new questions that were developed to mirror the format and content in the CED. The other three exams were edited slightly from the fourth edition in order to incorporate the new Curriculum Framework and CED.A new chapter in the fifth edition entitled “Content Overview and Tips for the AP Statistics Exam” replaces “Top Tips” from the fourth edition, and is divided into three parts. The first part includes general information on the content areas, skill categories, exam format, and scoring. The second part gives some general advice, exam day tips and notes, an updated formula sheet and tables, and strategies for both the multiple-choice and free-response sections. The third part gives a content overview of the curriculum that includes important “tips” for each content area.In addition to the five sample exams, there is a Review Exercises chapter covering all content areas. By practicing with these exercises in class, for homework, or as part of their exam preparation, students can achieve comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all content areas of AP Statistics.In addition to the “Using the TI-Nspire on the AP Statistics Examination” chapter (by Heather Overstreet), the fifth edition includes a new chapter entitled “TI-84 Statistical Functionality Reference for AP Statistics.” In this chapter, step-by-step directions are provided for all TI-84 statistical functions needed for the AP exam, including screenshots and keystrokes.There is sufficient space for students to write solutions in the review book for each question (multiple-choice and free-response), and a multiple-choice index in the back of the book cross-references the questions with content areas. Separate student Answer Keys for the multiple-choice questions and abbreviated solutions for the free-response questions are included with each review book.Also available for your students is a STUDENT’S SOLUTIONS MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE AP STATISTICS EXAMINATION which provides step-by-step solutions for all of the multiple-choice and free-response questions in the review book. Instructions for graphing calculator use (TI-83, TI-84, and TI-Nspire) are included where applicable. In many cases, the incorrect multiple-choice answers are also examined, so students can learn to avoid common mistakes.

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David Wilcox holds the Eileen Mullady Distinguished Teaching Chair in the mathematics department at The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He has been teaching summer institutes and 1-day workshops as a consultant for the College Board since 2012, and has participated in the AP Reading as a Reader, Table Leader, and Early Table Leader (rubric team member) each summer since 2003. His statistical consulting work includes projects with ETS and Edgenuity, and he currently serves as a “What’s Going on in this Graph” moderator for The New York Times. In addition to AP Statistics, David teaches a year-long mathematical statistics course entitled “Honors Calculus-Based Probability and Statistics” at The Lawrenceville School. Michael Allwood teaches mathematics at Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT, and was chair of the math department there from 2000 until 2021. He taught AP Statistics from 1998 to 2019 and for most years since 2001 he has attended the reading of the AP Statistics exam, where he has been a table leader and has served as a rubric team member. Additionally, he has given many workshops and summer institutes as an AP consultant, has authored supplementary materials for textbooks, and has written several papers, including The Satterthwaite Formula for Degrees of Freedom in the Two-Sample t-Test, published online by the College Board. Currently, as well as being a math teacher, Michael is president of Fairfield County Math League and coach of the Connecticut math team. .
He has been a Reader of the AP Statistics exam since 2001 and a Table Leader at the reading since 2006.

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Cherie Ochsenfeld / Amador Valley HS, Pleasanton, CA "The comprehensive solutions to your problems, which quite accurately reflect those appearing on the AP exam, were appreciated and invaluable to the students."
Michael Palermo / John Dewey HS, Brooklyn, NY "I really like your books (AP Statistics, Calculus AB, and Calculus BC). They are wonderful preparation for the AP."
Sandy Rickenbaker / Dutch Fork HS, Irmo, SC "...These materials were excellent to use with my students for independent review at home."
Sally Sterling / Boonsboro HS, Boonsboro, MD "Most comprehensive collection of AP style questions available. A class set of the D&S books prove to be my most effective review days."
Richard W. Cowles / McCallum High School, Austin, TX "The books allow students to see the same type of questions they will see on the exam. The answers are well written. It allows one to concentrate on what they need instead of searching for practice questions. Keep up the good work."
Clysta C. Walters / Orange County HS, Orange, VA "Multiple-choice questions are very typical of the AP Statistics Exam."
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