Barron's AP Statistics (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Statistics Advanced Placement Examination) |  | Author: Martin Sternstein Ph.D.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Edition: 4
Pages: 608
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0764136836
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.5076
EAN: 9780764136832
ASIN: 0764136836
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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Six full-length Advanced Placement practice Statistics exams are presented in this manual with all questions answered and explained. Equally valuable to prospective test takers is the authors 15-chapter topic review, covering virtually everything they will encounter on the actual exam. Topics for review are divided into four general themes: Exploratory Analysis, Planning a Study, Probability, and Statistical Inference. Additional multiple-choice and free-response questions with answers are presented at the end of all 15 chapters. Detailed appendices include exam-taking advice, an AP scoring guide, a guide to basic uses of TI-83/TI-84 calculators, and more.
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mg48439 November 17, 2009
M. GARCIA (GRAND BLANC, MI)
the book came in a very timely manner and in very good condition. my son hasn't had to use it yet but intends to for his next multiple choice test.
 Good book for relaxed AP review August 29, 2009
Daniel Chen
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Barron's books tend to have a more cramped style than Princeton review and are unpleasing to the eye, but the content in this book is just plain better. I am writing this review after receiving a 5 on the AP Statistics exam after using this book. Its explanations of key concepts are better than Princeton Review's, which tend to be confusing at times, which is enough for me to dislike it. Princeton review also assumes that you are stupid and give formulas that are unintuitive but get you the answer. Due to the cramped style, I'd recommend you give yourself a bit of time to get used to it and slowly look through it; it will serve you well.
Best book August 28, 2009
J. Lauberth
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is definitely the best book to use to study for the AP Statistics exam.
Better than the textbook I had to use... August 6, 2009
Ashraf Eassa (New Hampshire, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I never liked AP Stats. To me it was a boring, watered down class that paled in comparison to more interesting math classes like AP Calculus. So, during the course of the year, I didn't really bother to learn the stats. The teacher gave us these ridiculously detailed formula packets WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS, so the in-class tests were essentially a joke. Great for grade inflation, but lousy for when you want to take the standardized AP Stats exam which affords the tester no notes. It was about a week before I took the exam that I turned to Barron's.
The subject matter is very well explained. Heck, it's clearer than the presentation in Utts, and the problems are actually worth doing (AP level and above in terms of thinking needed) unlike those in elementary stats textbooks. So as I diligently worked for about 4 hours per day during the week before the exam, I found myself quite knowledgeable about statistics and even began to see that it wasn't as boring as I thought it was.
The book covers absolutely everything you need, from the various tests to how to use the calculator. The problems make SURE you understand the stuff and have it burned into your head come test day. The practice tests, while MUCH harder than the AP stats test I took for real, gave me a good sense of the distribution of the topics as well as what it's like to do stats problems in the "real" time limit. Overall, this is a very comprehensive and well written guide and will help you do well on the exam. If you're interested, I got a 5.
Good luck!
 recommend for high schooler May 24, 2009
Wendy M. Torosian (Selma, NC)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my 10th grader and she passed the class. While I didn't use it myself, it seemed helpful to her.
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