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Understanding Your AP Statistics Score
The AP Statistics exam is designed to test your understanding of major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. To effectively prepare and gauge your performance, it's crucial to understand how the exam is scored. This calculator helps you estimate your final AP score (on a scale of 1 to 5) based on your performance in the two main sections of the test.
How the AP Statistics Exam is Scored
The total exam score is a composite of your performance on the Multiple-Choice and Free-Response sections. Each section accounts for 50% of the final score.
Section I: Multiple-Choice (MCQ)
This section consists of 40 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. There is no penalty for incorrect answers, so it's always to your advantage to guess rather than leave a question blank. Your raw score is the number of questions you answer correctly.
- Weight: 50% of total score
- Calculation: The raw score is multiplied by 1.25 to get a weighted score out of 50 points.
- Formula:
Weighted MC Score = (Number Correct) * 1.25
Section II: Free-Response (FRQ)
This section consists of 6 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. It includes five standard free-response questions and one more in-depth "Investigative Task." Each of the 6 questions is scored by trained readers on a holistic scale from 0 to 4.
- Weight: 50% of total score
- Breakdown: The five standard FRQs account for 75% of this section's score, while the Investigative Task accounts for the remaining 25%.
- Calculation: The raw scores are weighted to produce a final section score out of 50 points.
- Standard FRQs (1-5) Weighting Factor: 1.875
- Investigative Task (FRQ 6) Weighting Factor: 3.125
- Formula:
Weighted FRQ Score = ((Sum of scores on FRQ 1-5) * 1.875) + ((Score on FRQ 6) * 3.125)
From Composite Score to Final AP Score (1-5)
Your final composite score is the sum of your weighted MC score and your weighted FRQ score, with a maximum possible score of 100. This composite score is then converted into an AP score of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. The exact score ranges (or "cut scores") can vary slightly from year to year. This calculator uses the following widely accepted estimates:
| Composite Score Range |
Estimated AP Score |
| 70 – 100 |
5 (Extremely well qualified) |
| 59 – 69 |
4 (Well qualified) |
| 48 – 58 |
3 (Qualified) |
| 37 – 47 |
2 (Possibly qualified) |
| 0 – 36 |
1 (No recommendation) |
Disclaimer: These score ranges are estimates based on previously released data. The official cutoffs are determined by the College Board each year and may differ.
Example Calculation
Let's say a student achieves the following:
- Multiple-Choice: 30 correct answers
- FRQ Scores: Q1=3, Q2=2, Q3=4, Q4=3, Q5=2, Q6 (Investigative Task)=3
1. Calculate Weighted MC Score:
30 * 1.25 = 37.5
2. Calculate Weighted FRQ Score:
Sum of FRQ 1-5 scores: 3 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 14
Weighted score for FRQ 1-5: 14 * 1.875 = 26.25
Weighted score for FRQ 6: 3 * 3.125 = 9.375
Total Weighted FRQ Score: 26.25 + 9.375 = 35.625
3. Calculate Composite Score:
37.5 (MC) + 35.625 (FRQ) = 73.125
4. Determine Final AP Score:
A composite score of 73.125 falls into the 70-100 range, resulting in an estimated AP Score of 5.
function calculateAPStatsScore() {
var mcCorrect = parseFloat(document.getElementById('mcCorrect').value);
var frq1 = parseFloat(document.getElementById('frq1').value);
var frq2 = parseFloat(document.getElementById('frq2').value);
var frq3 = parseFloat(document.getElementById('frq3').value);
var frq4 = parseFloat(document.getElementById('frq4').value);
var frq5 = parseFloat(document.getElementById('frq5').value);
var frq6 = parseFloat(document.getElementById('frq6').value);
var resultDiv = document.getElementById('ap-stats-result');
resultDiv.style.display = 'block';
var inputs = [mcCorrect, frq1, frq2, frq3, frq4, frq5, frq6];
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
if (isNaN(inputs[i])) {
resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Error: Please fill in all fields with valid numbers.';
return;
}
}
if (mcCorrect 40 || frq1 4 || frq2 4 || frq3 4 || frq4 4 || frq5 4 || frq6 4) {
resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Error: Please enter values within the valid ranges (0-40 for MC, 0-4 for FRQs).';
return;
}
var weightedMCScore = mcCorrect * 1.25;
var sumFRQ1to5 = frq1 + frq2 + frq3 + frq4 + frq5;
var weightedFRQScore = (sumFRQ1to5 * 1.875) + (frq6 * 3.125);
var compositeScore = weightedMCScore + weightedFRQScore;
var finalAPScore = 0;
if (compositeScore >= 70) {
finalAPScore = 5;
} else if (compositeScore >= 59) {
finalAPScore = 4;
} else if (compositeScore >= 48) {
finalAPScore = 3;
} else if (compositeScore >= 37) {
finalAPScore = 2;
} else {
finalAPScore = 1;
}
var resultHTML = '