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Important Updates

New Exam for Classroom Use
A secure 2017 AP Statistics Exam is now available on the AP Course Audit website. To access, sign in to your AP Course Audit account, and click on the Secure Documents link in the Resources section of your Course Status page.

Previously Secure Exam Now Publicly Available
A 2012 AP Statistics Exam—previously available only through your AP Course Audit account—is now available below. This means you can now use the questions from this older exam without restriction.

Event
- Thu, May 17, 2018
AP Statistics Exam Day 2018
- Noon | 3 hrs

Exam Overview

Exam questions are based on the topics and skills addressed in the AP Statistics course. Formulas and tables needed to complete exam questions are provided to students taking the exam. Students are allowed to use a graphing calculator with statistical capabilities on the entire exam.

The portion of the exam covering each course topic area is:

Exploring Data: Describing patterns and departures from patterns (20% to 30%)
Sampling and Experimentation: Planning and conducting a study (10% to 15%)
Anticipating Patterns: Exploring random phenomena using probability and simulation (20% to 30%)
Statistical Inference: Estimating population parameters and testing hypotheses (30% to 40%)

Encourage your students to visit the AP Statistics student page for exam information and exam practice.

AP Calculator Policy

A four function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed on both sections of the exam.

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Calculator Policies and Approved Calculators

Make sure you and your students know what calculators are permitted.

Exam Format

Section I

Multiple Choice — 40 Questions | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Individual Questions

Section II

Free Response — 6 Questions | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

5 Short-Answer Questions
1 Investigative Task

Exam Questions and Scoring Information

For free-response questions from prior exams, along with scoring information, check out the tables below.

Be sure to review the Chief Reader Report. In this invaluable resource, the Chief Reader of the AP Exam compiles feedback from members of the reading leadership to describe how students performed on the FRQs, summarize typical student errors, and address specific concepts and content with which students have struggled the most that year.

2017: Free-Response Questions

2017: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Scoring Distributions

2016: Free-Response Questions

2016: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Score Distributions

2015: Free-Response Questions

2015: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Score Distributions

2014: Free-Response Questions

2014: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Score Distributions

2013: Free-Response Questions

2013: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Score Distributions

2012: Free-Response Questions

2012: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Score Distributions

2011: Free-Response Questions

2011: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Score Distributions

2011: Form B

2011: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2010: Free-Response Questions

2010: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Score Distributions

2010: Form B

2010: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2009: Free-Response Questions

2009: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Grade Distributions

2009: Form B

2009: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2008: Free-Response Questions

2008: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Grade Distributions

2008: Form B

2008: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2007: Free-Response Questions

2007: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Grade Distributions

2007: Form B

2007: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2006: Free-Response Questions

2006: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Grade Distributions

2006: Form B

2006: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2005: Free-Response Questions

2005: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses	Grade Distributions

2005: Form B

2005: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses

2004: Free-Response Questions

2004: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Grade Distributions

2004: Form B

2004: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2003: Free-Response Questions

2003: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Grade Distributions

2003: Form B

2003: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2002: Free-Response Questions

2002: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6	Grade Distributions

2002: Form B

2002: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2001: Free-Response Questions

2001: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2000: Free-Response Questions

2000: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

1999: Free-Response Questions

1999: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary

1998: Free-Response Questions

1998: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines

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