2008, Form B, Question 6 · Investigative Task, no longer on the exam · 4 points · about 25 minutes
Nerve swelling in Morton's neuroma
Explain the clusters in two scatterplots of foot swelling, test for a mean difference between dominant and nondominant feet, and propose a swelling cutoff for diagnosis supported by a graph.
This exam had six free-response questions, each scored from 0 to 4. Its Question 6, the Investigative Task, is no longer part of the exam. The current exam has 4 free-response questions in 90 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
1 Read the question
The question is College Board's, from the 2008, Form B exam. It starts on page 10 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this exam, so it opens from the copy of College Board's PDF that the Internet Archive saved on April 27, 2025.
Open Question 6 (PDF, page 10)
2 Write your answer
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3 Score it
Score your answer against College Board's scoring guidelines, one point at a time. Give yourself a point only when your answer says what the guideline asks for.
Scoring guidelines (PDF, page 19)
Question, scoring guidelines and Chief Reader report: College Board, from the Internet Archive. The title and summary are ours.