<p>Hey everyone! </p>
<p>I'm new to the concept of self-studying material.</p>
<p>Any tips/suggestions on getting that 5?</p>
<p>Here are the books I bought for my stats self-study:</p>
<p>Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (Moore-textbook)
AP Statistics (Barron's-prep book)</p>
<p>Will these books be sufficient?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Would about 120 hours of dedicated time to study AP stats fully be enough for a 5?</p>
<p>AP Stats is definitely a manageable course to self study. What I did was get a copy of our school textbook (The Practice of Statistics, 4th Edition; HIGHLY recommend. Well written, easy to read, visually appealing) and read it throughout the year, working some of the problems at the end of each section. Afterwards, around the beginning of April and up until the AP Test, I just worked on test questions from Barron’s and old APs, totaling around 10 tests. Turns out the practice was wayyyy harder than the AP test this year and I cruised through the test easily (finished 45 minutes early on each part). </p>
<p>Idk about your textbook, but Barron’s is a nice prep book for Stats, especially with its 6 tests. This past year (sophomore) was my first time self-studying as well, in addition to taking 3 APs in school, and I thought it wasn’t too bad; probably even better for you since you’re starting so early. People say to watch out about hypothesis testing, but I never found that too tricky (or any other specific topic), just be prepared to write. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>Good luck! Definitely use online resources such as youtube videos or khanacademy. Also get princeton review and read/take notes throughout!</p>
<p>AP Stats is an extremely easy AP.</p>
<p>@adityaparikh1, you’ll be fine. AP Stats is fairly easy and the only pre-requisite is a little algebra (a science background helps as well).</p>
<p>Also, make sure you know how to use your calculator. You’ll definitely need a graphing calculator (such as the TI-84, 89, NSpire, CAS, CASIO, etc.) to perform statistical tests and determine confidence intervals. Even if you knew nothing about AP Stats, you can probably still get a 3 on it if you know how to use the functions on your calculator.</p>