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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2014
We consider the distribution of   $p$ -power group schemes among the torsion of abelian varieties over finite fields of characteristic
 $p$ -power group schemes among the torsion of abelian varieties over finite fields of characteristic   $p$ , as follows. Fix natural numbers
 $p$ , as follows. Fix natural numbers   $g$  and
 $g$  and   $n$ , and let
 $n$ , and let   ${\it\xi}$  be a non-supersingular principally quasipolarized Barsotti–Tate group of level
 ${\it\xi}$  be a non-supersingular principally quasipolarized Barsotti–Tate group of level   $n$ . We classify the
 $n$ . We classify the   $\mathbb{F}_{q}$ -rational forms
 $\mathbb{F}_{q}$ -rational forms   ${\it\xi}^{{\it\alpha}}$  of
 ${\it\xi}^{{\it\alpha}}$  of   ${\it\xi}$ . Among all principally polarized abelian varieties
 ${\it\xi}$ . Among all principally polarized abelian varieties   $X/\mathbb{F}_{q}$  of dimension
 $X/\mathbb{F}_{q}$  of dimension   $g$  with
 $g$  with   $X[p^{n}]_{\bar{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}\cong {\it\xi}_{\bar{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}$ , we compute the frequency with which
 $X[p^{n}]_{\bar{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}\cong {\it\xi}_{\bar{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}$ , we compute the frequency with which   $X[p^{n}]\cong {\it\xi}^{{\it\alpha}}$ . The error in our estimate is bounded by
 $X[p^{n}]\cong {\it\xi}^{{\it\alpha}}$ . The error in our estimate is bounded by   $D/\sqrt{q}$ , where
 $D/\sqrt{q}$ , where   $D$  depends on
 $D$  depends on   $g$ ,
 $g$ ,   $n$ , and
 $n$ , and   $p$ , but not on
 $p$ , but not on   ${\it\xi}$ .
 ${\it\xi}$ .