AP Statistics
4 min readโขjuly 11, 2024
Harrison Burnside
Harrison Burnside
AP Stats is a relatively large AP class ๐จโ๐ซ with quite a few resources online, but there are some amazing ones, like Fiveable 5๏ธโฃ, that are here to help! If you can practice for the exam ๐ and use these tips, then you should be all set to do awesome ๐คฉ on your FRQs and ace your MCQ ๐ง sections of your exam.
The AP Statistics exam has a pretty standard Multiple-Choice + Free Response structure. When you walk into the exam, the first section you will take is the multiple-choice section of the exam ๐ On the AP Stats exam, you will have:
The second and final ๐ฏ section on the exam is the free-response questions. The Stats exam has two parts to the FRQ section. Courtesy of theย College Board Website ๐ป, the free-response question will include:
The sixth 6๏ธโฃ question, the investigative task, is a separate part of the FRQ and is worth 25% of this section's weight ๐ฑ (that is a lllllooooootttt). Free-response questions, like the MCQs, are worth 50% of your total exam score, with the first five 5๏ธโฃ questions being worth 37.5% and the last investigative task being worth 12.5% overall!
Free-response questions, similar to the MCQ, also allow the use of a calculator ๐งฎ, and the same rules apply as before regarding what types of calculators you will be allowed to use. Check out the MCQ Help for AP Stats Article to learn more (coming soon).
For the Section Two 2๏ธโฃ, the FRQ portion of your exam, you will receive โ:
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The formula sheet ๐ is one of the most useful pieces of your AP Exam! You will be able to use that (and a calculator ๐งฎ) throughout the whole test โฅ๏ธ
Letโs go through some steps together to really make sure that you can use your formula sheet to the fullest on test day ๐
Here are some annotated โ๏ธ formulas from the Descriptive Statistics (Units 1 and 2) of AP Stats:
Now, let's look at some annotated Probability (Unit 4) Distribution Formulas:
Finally, let's discuss some inference formulas, their meanings, and how to apply them to different significance tests and confidence intervals ๐
All of these formula sheet images are courtesy of AP Stats Slides from:
๐ฝ๏ธย Watch: AP Stats โย how to get the most out of the formula sheet with Josh Argo
AP Stats ๐ isn't a super hard class, but it does require an in-depth understanding ๐ค of the content and knowing how to apply it to math equations and real-word situations! Make sure to understand these tips ๐ก to be able to get that five 5๏ธโฃ in May ๐ andย as always, Think Fiveable ๐