In the Context of High Schools in the United States

question 60

Multiple Choice

In the context of high schools in the United States, which of the following statements is true of Advanced Placement (AP) courses?

• A) They are as demanding as college courses.
• B) They offer the same content as college courses.
• C) They are gatekeeping tools that exclude lower socioeconomic students from higher education.
• D) AP courses offer high school students college-level curricula and exams.
• E) All public high schools offer AP courses.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given statistic based on a random sample.

Chi-square Distribution

A probability distribution commonly used in statistical significance tests.

Quantity

A property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude, often measured and expressed as a number.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample data that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.