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Library AP Statistics Unit 2: Exploring Two-Variable Data
⁂   AP Statistics · Unit 2

2. Exploring Two-Variable Data

5–7% of the AP exam. Key topics: Scatterplots: construction and interpretation, DUFS framework: direction, unusual features, form, strength, Correlation coefficient r: meaning and properties, Least-squares regression line (LSRL): equation ŷ = a + bx, Slope and y-intercept interpretation in context, Residuals: definition and computation (residual = observed − predicted), Residual plots: checking for linearity, Coefficient of determination r²: interpretation, Transformations for nonlinear data: logarithmic and power models.

5–7% exam weight standard track

Unit 2: Exploring Two-Variable Data

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Topics in this unit

  • Scatterplots: construction and interpretation
  • DUFS framework: direction, unusual features, form, strength
  • Correlation coefficient r: meaning and properties
  • Least-squares regression line (LSRL): equation ŷ = a + bx
  • Slope and y-intercept interpretation in context
  • Residuals: definition and computation (residual = observed − predicted)
  • Residual plots: checking for linearity
  • Coefficient of determination r²: interpretation
  • Transformations for nonlinear data: logarithmic and power models