Steve Pierson, ASA Director of Science Policy

The data for the 2015 AP exams were released by the College Board in September and showed continued steady growth for statistics. In 2015, 195,526 AP Statistics exams were administered—an increase of 11,353 from the previous year—maintaining the roughly linear increases since the AP Statistics exam was first offered in 1997 and administered to 7,667 students. The annual increases have roughly matched those of Calculus AB exams.

2016 ASA President and AP Statistics Chief Reader Jessica Utts commented, “It’s very exciting to see the continued growth in AP Statistics, and the accompanying visibility it brings to our profession. I hope ASA members will consider learning more about the AP Statistics program, and, during my year as president, I hope to provide information on ways ASA members can get involved.”