Important Updates
AP Daily and AP Classroom
Short, searchable AP Daily videos can be assigned alongside topic questions to help you cover all course content, skills, and task models, and check student understanding. Unlock progress checks so students can demonstrate their knowledge and skills unit by unit and use My Reports to highlight progress and additional areas for support.
Exam Overview
Exam questions assess the course concepts and skills outlined in the course framework. For more information, download the AP Statistics Course and Exam Description (CED).
Encourage your students to visit the AP Statistics student page for exam information.
Exam Date
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- THUR, MAY 5, 2022, 12 PM LOCAL
AP Statistics Exam
Exam Format
The AP Statistics Exam has consistent question types, weighting, and scoring guidelines every year, so you and your students know what to expect on exam day.
Section I: Multiple Choice
40 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
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Individual questions or sets of questions based on a shared prompt
Section II: Free Response
6 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
Part A:
- 1 multipart question with a primary focus on collecting data
- 1 multipart question with a primary focus on exploring data
- 1 multipart question with a primary focus on probability and sampling distributions
- 1 question with a primary focus on inference
- 1 question that combines 2 or more skill categories
Part B:
- 1 investigative task that assesses multiple skill categories and content areas, focusing on the application of skills and content in new contexts or in non-routine ways
AP Calculator Policy
A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator with statistical computation capability is expected on both sections of the exam.
Exam Questions and Scoring Information
| Questions | Scoring | Samples and Commentary | Scoring Distributions |
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| Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics |
Sample Responses Q1 |