Section 1: Multiple Choice

40 Questions | 1hr 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

The multiple-choice section assesses:

• Your understanding of content from all 9 units of study

• Your ability to apply all 4 course skills

The section includes individual questions or sets of questions based on a shared prompt.

Section 2: Free Response

6 Questions | 1hr 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

In the free-response section, you’ll respond to six questions, including one investigative task, with written answers. This section will test your skill in communicating explanations or justifications using evidence from data, definitions, or statistical inference.

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 and asks you to apply your statistical skills to new contexts or in nonroutine ways