2025, Question 2 · Focus on Sampling and Experimental Design · 4 points
Sampling a cabbage field for aphids
Judge a convenience choice of region, decide whether picking one row near a river would overestimate or underestimate damage, and explain how to choose one random region from every row.
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.
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