AP Statistics 2017

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  1.     From    Chapter 9

    The correct answer is (a).
    μ X+Y is correct for any random variables X and Y . However, σ X+Y is correct only if X and Y are
    independent .



  2. From Chapter 14
    The correct answer is (a). Because 0 is not in the interval (0.45, 0.80), it is unlikely that the true
    slope of the regression line is 0 (III is false). This implies a non-zero correlation coefficient and the
    existence of a linear relationship between the two variables.

  3. From Chapter 10
    The correct answer is (c). This is a geometric setting (independent trials, each succeeding or failing
    with the same probability).


(On the TI-83/84,   this    is  found   as  geometpdf(18/38,8)  .)



  1.     From    Chapter 8

    The correct answer is (e). The choice is made here to treat plots A and B as a block and plots C and
    D as a block. That way, we are controlling for the possible confounding effects of the river. Hence the
    answer is (c). If you answered (e), be careful of confusing the treatment variable with the blocking
    variable.



  2. From Chapter 6 The correct answer is (c).


They    are both    below   average,    but Grumpy’s    z score puts    him slightly    above   Dopey.  Note    that    if
Grumpy had been 4 points above the mean on the first test and Dopey 5 points above the mean on the
second, then Dopey would have done slightly better than Grumpy.



  1.     From    Chapter 12

    The correct answer is (b).




The standard    error   of   for    a   test    of  H   0   :   p = p   0    is

If  you got an  answer  of  0.0645, it  means   you used    the value   of   rather than    the value   of  p   0    in the
formula for s.

SOLUTIONS TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST—SECTION II, PART A

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