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College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org).  \n[AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org](AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org).  \nAP® Statistics 2025 Scoring Guidelines  \n\n| Question 1: Focus on Exploring Data 4 points |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n| General Scoring Notes\u003Cbr>• Each part of the question (indicated by a letter) is initially scored by determining if it meets the criteria for essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I) . The response is then categorized based on the scores assigned to each letter part and awarded an integer score between 0 and 4 (see the table at the end of the question) .\u003Cbr>• The model solution represents an ideal response to each part of the question, and the scoring criteria identify the specific components of the model solution that are used to determine the score. |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  | Model Solution | Scoring |\n| A | The distribution of gas mileage for the sample | Essentially correct (E) if the response satisfies |\n|  | of cars manufactured in Country A has a lower | at least three of the following four components: |\n|  | center than the distribution of gas mileage for | 1. Directly compares the center for the two |\n|  | the sample of cars manufactured in Country B. | distributions |\n|  | The median gas mileage for the sample of cars manufactured in Country A (18 mpg) is less | 2. Directly compares the spread (either IQR or range) for the two distributions |\n|  | than the median gas mileage for the sample of | 3. Indicates that the gas mileage of one of the |\n|  | cars manufactured in Country B (32 mpg) . | cars manufactured in Country A is an outlier |\n|  |  | 4. Provides sufficient context, which includes the |\n|  | The range of the gas mileages for the sample of cars manufactured in Country A (24 mpg) is | manufacturing countries (“Country A” and“Country B”) AND the dependent variable |\n|  | slightly greater than the range of the gas | (“gas mileage” or “mpg”) |\n|  | mileages for the sample of cars manufactured in |  |\n|  | Country B (22 mpg). However, the IQR of the | Partially correct (P) if the response satisfies |\n|  | gas mileages for the sample of cars | only two of the four components required for E. |\n|  | manufactured in Country A (8 mpg) is less than |  |\n|  | the IQR of the gas mileages for the sample of | Incorrect (I) if the response does not meet the |\n|  | the cars manufactured in Country B (12 mpg) . | criteria for E or P. |\n|  | The car manufactured in Country A with |  |\n|  | 38 mpg (the maximum of the sample of cars manufactured in Country A) is an outlier, while |  |\n|  | the distribution of gas mileage for the sample of cars manufactured in Country B has no outliers. |  |\n\nScoring Notes:  \n• The response need not include specific numerical values to satisfy any given component or to score E on part A.  \n• A response that only uses the “means” in the comparison of center would not satisfy component 1.  \n• Any acceptable mention of shape in the response should be ignored because complete shape information cannot be determined from a boxplot. Acceptable mentions of shape include:  \no The shape of the distribution of the gas mileage for cars manufactured in Country A can be described as skewed, positively skewed, or right skewed.  \no The shape of the distribution of the gas mileage for cars manufactured in Country B can be described as skewed, negatively skewed, left skewed, or approximately symmetric.  \n• If the response describes the shape of either distribution as just “symmetric,”“normal,”“unimodal,” or an incorrect shape (e.g.,“the distribution of gas mileages for Country A is left skewed” or “the distribution of gas mileages for Country B ","cbCaiaAgQnns9quQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaAgQnns9quQ","pdf",1603732,34,"English","# General Scoring Notes\n# Part A: Focus on Exploring Data\n# Scoring Notes\n# Part B: Focus on Exploring Data","[{\"question\":\"How is each lettered component scored in Question 1?\",\"answer\":\"Each part is first scored as essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I), then converted into an integer score between 0 and 4 based on the combination of letter part results.\"},{\"question\":\"What key comparisons are required for Part A to earn essentially correct (E)?\",\"answer\":\"Part A requires direct comparisons of center for the two distributions, direct comparisons of spread (IQR or range), an indication of an outlier for Country A, and sufficient context including both country labels and the dependent variable (gas mileage or mpg).\"},{\"question\":\"How can a response lose points in Part A if it only describes shape?\",\"answer\":\"Shape mentions may be ignored because complete shape cannot be determined from a boxplot; in particular, labeling a distribution as just symmetric/normal/unimodal or using incorrect skew direction does not allow Part A to be scored E.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence is expected for Part B when justifying the relationship between mean and median?\",\"answer\":\"A justification should connect the mean and median to right-skewed behavior or the expectation that a right-tail outlier pulls the mean above the median; weak explanations like “because the distribution is skewed” are not sufficient for the justification component.\"}]","AP® Statistics 2025 Scoring Guidelines - Question 1 - Focus on Exploring Data | PDF",1789900912,86]