AP Statistics Course Guide
Preface
Every day, decisions are made on the basis of data. A doctor weighs the evidence for a new treatment. A city planner reads a survey about public transit. A news headline claims that a food doubles your risk of some disease. Statistics is the discipline that lets us ask whether such claims deserve our trust.
This book is a complete first course in statistics, designed around the AP Statistics framework. It has two goals that support each other. The first is to prepare students to do well on the AP exam. The second is to leave students with a lasting ability to think critically about numbers, which will serve them in college and in their careers.
AP Statistics has been revised to align with the expectations of current introductory college statistics courses.The practices and skills for the course focus on student understanding of the statistical problemsolving process and align with American Statistical Association recommendations. The revisions are effective for the 2026 27 school year, and this edition of the book reflects them.
Every day, decisions are made on the basis of data. A doctor weighs the evidence for a new treatment. A city planner reads a survey about public transit. A news headline claims that a food doubles your risk of some disease. Statistics is the discipline that lets us ask whether such claims deserve our trust.
This book is a complete first course in statistics, designed around the AP Statistics framework. It has two goals that support each other. The first is to prepare students to do well on the AP exam. The second is to leave students with a lasting ability to think critically about numbers, which will serve them in college and in their careers.
AP Statistics has been revised to align with the expectations of current introductory college statistics courses.The practices and skills for the course focus on student understanding of the statistical problemsolving process and align with American Statistical Association recommendations. The revisions are effective for the 2026 27 school year, and this edition of the book reflects them.