2025, Question 6 · Investigative Task, no longer on the exam · 4 points · about 25 minutes

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State a conclusion from a two-sample test, explain why a paired test would be wrong here, then compute and interpret an effect size and reason how larger spread would change it.

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 2025 exam. It starts on page 9 of the PDF.

Open Question 6 (PDF, page 9)

2 Write your answer

Answer each part the way you would on the exam, in full sentences, with your work shown. Your writing saves as you type.

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 29) What the exam readers saw (Chief Reader report)

Question, scoring guidelines and Chief Reader report: College Board. The title and summary are ours.