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Statistics

This course teaches students how to collect, summarize, and analyze statistical data. Students will learn to collect data, represent and interpret results, make forecasts based on data, and consider probabilities. There will be a 25% coursework component involving a statistical investigation and a 75% final exam consisting of short and long questions involving real-world data. Statistics skills are useful for further education and various career paths involving data analysis and decision-making.

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Statistics

This course teaches students how to collect, summarize, and analyze statistical data. Students will learn to collect data, represent and interpret results, make forecasts based on data, and consider probabilities. There will be a 25% coursework component involving a statistical investigation and a 75% final exam consisting of short and long questions involving real-world data. Statistics skills are useful for further education and various career paths involving data analysis and decision-making.

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This course is taught alongside your Mathematics GCSE with the content being covered during your mathematics

lessons.

What topics will I study?


In this course, you will learn how to collect data and how to summarise and represent the data. You will learn how to reason, interpret and discuss results as well as how to make forecasts based on these results and consider the probability of something happening. This course will give you the skills to read and analyse data as well as interpreting various diagrams and statistical statements accurately.

What percentage of the final GCSE grade is for coursework?


25%: You will have a statistical task to investigate where you will make a plan, collect data, analyse it and then write up a report on your work. Some of this will be carried out under controlled assessment during lesson time.

What percentage of the final GCSE grade is from a final exam?


75%: one written paper consisting of some short and some long questions involving real-life data. There are two tiers of assessment Higher (A* - D) and Foundation (C G). Candidates can only be entered for one tier.

Why is Statistics a useful course for me to do?


You can use the skills you have acquired when studying further subjects at all levels. It forms part of the Mathematics A level course. You might also use these skills to make decisions about things in your own life such as investing savings, choosing electrical equipment and buying cars. Statistics can also be studied at university where it can lead on to a variety of jobs. These include working in most areas of manufacturing, insurance and the civil service. Statisticians are needed in most walks of life.

Statistics Core Subject

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