AP®︎ Statistics Unit 5: Notes & Study Guide

Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 5 of AP Statistics – Regression Analysis.

Exam weight: 10-20%
5 Topics

Unit 5: Regression Analysis

How to describe relationships between two quantitative variables with scatterplots, correlation, least-squares regression, and residuals.

Begin with Topic 5.1: Graphical Representations...

To review Unit 5, go through each of the 5 topics below.

Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 5 test, pulled directly from the AP® Statistics curriculum.

Topic 5.1
~7 min
Review
Graphical Representations Between Two Quantitative Variables
Graphical Representations Between Two Quantitative Variables
  • What a Scatterplot Shows
  • Making a Scatterplot Correctly
  • Describing a Scatterplot
Review
Topic 5.2
~6 min
Review
Correlation
Correlation
  • What Correlation Measures
  • What Different Correlations Look Like
  • How to Interpret Correlation in Context
Review
Topic 5.3
~6 min
Review
Linear Regression Models
Linear Regression Models
  • What a Linear Regression Model Is
  • Reading the Equation
  • Calculating and Reporting a Predicted Response
Review
Topic 5.4
~7 min
Review
Residuals
Residuals
  • What Residuals Are
  • Calculating and Interpreting a Residual
  • What a Residual Plot Shows
Review
Topic 5.5
~6 min
Review
Least-Squares Regression
Least-Squares Regression
  • What the Least-Squares Regression Line Is
  • Finding the Regression Equation
  • Interpreting the Slope and Intercept
Review

Notes

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