stats college level high school statistics course offered united_states program course equivalent semester non based introductory college statistics course normally offered seniors high school recent additions exam administered supplement program math offerings previously consisted united_states enrollment classes increased higher rate class students receive college credit upper level college course placement successful completion hour exam administered exam consists multiple choice section free response section minutes long section weighted equally determining students composite scores history advanced placement program offered students opportunity pursue college level courses high school administered exam course taught students academic year prior mathematics courses offered program included students didn strong background college level math found program inaccessible declined math course senior year number students required statistics college large number students required decided add introductory statistics course program program doesn require mathematical concepts typically taught second year course program math offerings accessible wider audience high school students program addressed practical need number students majors use statistics grown total students took exam administration highest number students exam year number students taking exam rapidly grew making largest exams course course provided school students normally junior senior year decide concurrently pre course offering intended imitate semester non based college statistics course high schools decide offer course semester academic year member responsible developing curriculum appointed committee consists college statistics teachers high school statistics teachers typically asked serve terms years curriculum emphasis placed actual conceptual understanding interpretation course curriculum organized basic themes involves exploring data covers exam students expected use graphical numerical techniques analyze data including data second theme involves planning conducting study covers exam students aware methods data collection sampling experimentation sorts conclusions drawn results theme involves probability role anticipating patterns data theme covers exam fourth theme covers exam involves statistical point confidence intervals significance tests exam course curriculum exam developed help college professors committee creates large pool possible questions pre tested college students taking statistics courses test refined appropriate level difficulty clarity responsible printing exam structure exam offered year students expected list common statistical related descriptive statistics probability statistics provided tables normal student squared given students expected use statistical capabilities exam hours long ninety minutes allotted complete sections multiple choice free response multiple choice portion exam consists questions possible answers free response section contains open ended questions long divided multiple parts questions require minutes answer normally relate topic category sixth question consists broad ranging investigative task require approximately minutes answer grading multiple choice section scored immediately exam computer point awarded correct answer points credited unanswered questions points longer having incorrect answer students answers free response section reviewed early june readers include high school college statistics teachers gathered designated location readers use pre assess answers normally grade question given exam question graded scale representing complete response communication clarity answers receive lot emphasis grading sections weighted equally composite score calculated composite score reported scale score highest possible textbooks moore practice statistics enhanced isbn retrieved stats modeling world 3rd isbn retrieved introduction statistics 3rd learning isbn retrieved statistics action understanding world data isbn inc isbn teaching guides teaching statistics data washington gordon florence statistics century washington moore thomas teaching statistics resources undergraduate instructors washington principles standards school mathematics
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