Edexcel Maths Linear Topic list HIGHER

Edexcel GCSE Maths Linear Exam Topic List - HIGHER

NUMBER
Add, subtract, multiply,  Write numbers in words
divide  Write numbers from words
 Add, subtract, multiply, divide whole numbers, integers,
negatives, fractions, and decimals and numbers in index
form
 Multiply and divide any number between 0 and 1.
 Divide decimals up to 2 decimal places
 Solve a problem involving division by a decimal (up to two
decimal places)
 Know the fraction-to-decimal conversion of familiar
fractions

Order numbers  Put in order of size, integers, decimals and fractions

 Understand and use positive and negative numbers on a
number line

Factors, multiples and Understand the terms;

primes  Odd and even
 Factor
 Multiple
 Common factor
 Highest common factor
 Least (lowest) common multiple
 Prime number
 Be able to identify factors, multiples and primes from a list
of numbers
 Express a number as a product of prime factors (factor
tree)
 Find common multiples or common factors of two numbers
 Find the highest common factor (HCF) or the lowest
common multiple (LCM) of two numbers.
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Squares, square roots,  Know all the square numbers from 2² = 4 up to 15² = 225
cubes and cube roots  Know all the cube numbers from 2³ = 8 up to 5³ = 125
and also 10³ = 1000

Index notation  Use index notation for squares and cubes, eg. 5³
 Use index notation for powers of 10, eg. 106
 Understand indices in calculations

Index laws  Multiply and divide by adding or subtracting indices

 Calculate using index laws when indices are fractions or
negative
 Understand that for any number n, nº = 1
 Understand that n-1 = 1 / n
 Understand that n½ = √n
 Understand that n⅓ = 3√n

Standard form  Understand numbers written in standard form

 Write large or small numbers in standard form
 Convert between standard form and normal form
 Understand and use standard form on a calculator

Equivalent fractions and  Find equivalent fractions

adding and subtracting  Simplify a fraction to its simplest form
fractions
 Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers
 Add and subtract fractions

Decimals, including  Know fraction to decimal conversions for simple fractions

recurring decimals  Convert between fractions and decimals
 Understand that all recurring decimals are exact fractions,
and that some exact fractions are recurring decimals
 Convert between recurring decimals and fractions
 Know how to convert from recurring decimal to fraction
using a proof

Percentages  Understand percentages

 Convert between fractions, decimals and percentages
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Using fractions, decimals  Find a fraction of a quantity

and percentages
 Find a percentage of a quantity
 Use decimals to find quantities
 Use a multiplier to increase of decrease a quantity (eg. use
x 1.05 to increase by 5%, or 0.88 to decrease by 12%))

Percentages and  Use percentages to calculate and use

proportional change o VAT
o Simple interest
o Income tax
o Compound interest
o Depreciation
o Prices after an increase or decrease
o Percentage profit and loss
 Find the original amount, given the new amount and the
percentage change
 Calculate repeated proportional change
 Use a multiplier raised to a power to calculate repeated
proportional change
 Use a multiplier to increase or decrease by a percentage

Direct and indirect  Calculate an unknown quantity where quantities are in

proportion direct proportion
 Calculate an unknown quantity where quantities are in
inverse proportion

Fractions, decimals and  Find one number as a fraction of another number

percentages  Find one number as a percentage of another number
 Multiply using percentages as operators
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Number operations and the  Understand multiplying and dividing, and that one is the
relationships between inverse of the other
them, including order of  Use inverse operations
operations and inverse
operations  Understand the use of brackets in calculations
 Understand the hierarchy of operations (BIDMAS)
 Solve word problems
 Understand and find reciprocals
 Understand that the inverse of raising to the power of n is
the same as raising to the power of 1 over n
 Understand and use 1 over a number is the inverse of
multiplying by that number
 Use reverse percentage calculations

Ratio  Write a ratio in its simplest form

 Divide a quantity in a given ratio
 Solve problems using ratios
 Relate ratios to linear functions

Use surds and π in exact  Use surds (roots) and π in calculations without a calculator,
calculations leaving the surd or π in the answer, eg. give an answer of
25 π
 Give an answer to a Pythagoras question as √17
 Manipulate surds in calculations, eg. (3 - √3)²
 Rationalise a denominator, ie. manipulate so that there is
no longer a surd on the bottom of the fraction

Rounding and  Round to the nearest integer (whole number)

approximation  Round numbers to any given power of 10
 Round to a number of decimal places
 Round to a number of significant figures
 Estimate the answer to a calculation by using rounding
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Upper and lower bounds Find the upper and lower bound of a calculation, especially in
the calculation of:
 measurements
 perimeter
 area
 volume
 Give a final answer to a calculation to an appropriate
degree of accuracy using upper and lower bounds

Use a calculator effectively  Simple and complex calculations, including involving time or
money
 Use the following functions
 +, -, x, ÷
 x² and √x
 memory functions
 brackets
 x to the power of y
 x to the power of 1 over y
 brackets
 trigonometrical functions
 Understand that rounding too early can causes inaccuracy
 Understand numbers shown in standard form, and be able
to enter numbers in standard form
 Calculate in standard form
 Use for dividing to do reverse percentage calculations
 Use a multiplier and the power key to calculate exponential
growth or decay
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ALGEBRA
Algebraic notation  Understand notation and symbols used in algebra
 Understand the difference between “expression”, “formula”,
“equation” and “identity”
 Be able to select an expression, formula, equation or
identity from a list
 Be able to write an expression to solve a problem

Manipulate algebraic  Simplify by collecting like terms

expressions  Multiply out a single bracket
 Factorise a single bracket by taking out a common factor
 Expand two brackets
 Expand three brackets
 Factorise quadratics into two brackets
 Factorise quadratics using the difference of two squares,
eg. 4y² - 25 = (2y + 5)(2y - 5)
 Simplify algebraic expressions by cancelling, adding,
subtracting and multiplying
 Use index laws, including fractional, zero and negative
powers, and powers raised to another power
 Write a quadratic in completed square form and identify the
turning point

Solve linear equations  Set up simple equations for a problem

 Rearrange simple equations
 Solve simple equations
 Solve equations with the unknown on either side
 Solve equations with the unknown on both sides
 Solve equations that include brackets
 Solve equations with negatives, including negative answers
 Solve equations involving fractions

Solve simultaneous  Use elimination to solve simultaneous equations

equations with two
 Use substitution to solve simultaneous equations
unknowns
 Draw straight line graphs and find the solution from the
intersection of the two graphs
 Write simultaneous equations for a problem
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Solve quadratic equations  Solve quadratic equations by factorisation

 Solve quadratic equations by completing the square
 Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula

Using formulae  Derive formulae

 Substitute numbers (positive or negative) into a formula,
including formulae with x² or x³ terms
 Change the subject of a simple formula
 Change the subject of a formula where the subject appears
on both sides of the formula
 Change the subject of a formula that includes a power of
the subject

Solve linear inequalities  Solve a simple linear inequality with one variable
 Show the solution to a linear inequality with one variable on
a number line
 Show the solution to several inequalities with two variables
on a graph

Error intervals  Use inequality notation to represent error intervals

Sequences  Understand odd and even numbers

 Generate number sequences from diagrams
 Describe the rule for a number sequence
 Find a particular term in a sequence, or explain why a
particular number is not in a sequence
 Understand and continue a geometric sequence including
surds
 Identify and continue Fibonacci, geometric and quadratic
sequences

Nth term of a sequence  Find the nth term expression for a sequence
 Use the nth term expression to find a number in the
sequence
 Find the nth term of a quadratic sequence
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Coordinates  Use axes and coordinates, both positive and negative in 2D

 Understand and plot points in four quadrants
 Find the coordinates of a point
 Plot a point given the coordinates, in 2D
 Find the mid-point of a line
 Calculate the length of a line using coordinates

Graphs  Draw, label and add a scale to axes

 Understand that an equation of the form y = mx + c
corresponds to a straight line graph
 Plot straight line graphs from their equations
 Plot and draw a graph of an equation in the form
y = mx + c
 Find the gradient of a straight line graph
 Find the gradient of a straight line graph from its equation
 Understand that a graph of an equation in the form
y = mx + c has gradient of m and a y intercept of c
(ie. crosses the y axis at c)
 Understand how the gradient of a real life graph relates to
the relationship between the two variables
 Estimate the gradient of a graph by drawing a tangent to a
point
 Relate the gradient of the graph to rate of change and
interpret the gradient

Gradients of parallel and  Understand how the gradients of parallel lines are related
perpendicular lines  Understand how the gradients of perpendicular lines are
related
 Understand that if the gradient of a graph in the form y =
mx + c is m, then the gradient of a line perpendicular to it
1
will be —
m

 Generate equations of a line parallel or perpendicular to a

straight line graph
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Simultaneous equations  Find the intersection of a linear and a quadratic graph to

(one linear and one find (approximate) solutions to simultaneous equations
quadratic)  Solve simultaneous equations (one linear, one quadratic in
one variable) by elimination
 Solve simultaneous equations where one equation is of the
form x² + y² = r²

Other graphs  Plot, sketch or recognise graphs of cubic functions

 Plot, sketch or recognise graphs of y = 1/x
 Plot, sketch or recognise graphs of y = kx for integer values
of x
 Plot, sketch or recognise graphs of y = sin x and y = cos x
from -360° to +360°
 Draw or plot other mathematical functions
 Recognise or analyse other mathematical functions

Graphs of loci  Construct the graphs of simple loci including the circle,
x² + y² = r²
 Find the points of intersection of a circle and a straight line
 Apply understanding of loci to construct graphs based on
circles and perpendicular lines

Graphs from quadratic and  Generate points for quadratic functions

other functions  Plot graphs of quadratic functions
 Find (approximate) solutions to a quadratic equation from
the graph of its function
 Find (approximate) solutions to simultaneous equations,
one quadratic and one linear from the intersections of their
graphs
 Identify roots, turning points and lines of symmetry of
quadratic functions
 Solve quadratic equations algebraically to find the roots

Real life graphs  Plot a linear graph

 Interpret information on linear and non-linear graphs
 Find the distance travelled on a velocity time graph by
finding/estimating the area under the graph
 Find the acceleration from a velocity time graph by
estimating the gradient
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Direct and inverse  Set up equations to solve word problems involving direct
proportion proportion
 Set up equations to solve word problems involving indirect
proportion
 Understand and use graphs of equations involving direct
and indirect proportion

Functions  Understand function notation

 Substitute into a function (numbers and algebra)
 Find an inverse function
 Find/form composite functions (numbers and algebra)

Transformation of functions Apply to the graph of y = f(x) the following transformations:

 y = f(x) + a
 y = f(ax)
 y = f(x + a)
 y = a f(x)
for linear, quadratic and sine and cosine functions, f(x)
 Apply the following transformations to functions:
 reflection
 translation
 Analyse transformations of functions and write them
algebraically
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GEOMETRY
Angles on intersecting  Angles round a point add up to 360°
lines, in triangles and  Angles on a straight line add up to 180°
quadrilaterals, and on
parallel lines  Perpendicular lines
 Know the properties of scalene, isosceles, equilateral and
right-angled triangles
 Angles in a triangle add up to 180°
 Angle properties of intersecting lines, and vertically
opposite angles are equal
 Be able to mark parallel lines on a diagram
 Corresponding angles in parallel lines
 Alternate angles in parallel lines
 Calculate angles and give reasons
 Explain why the angle sum of a quadrilateral is 360°
 Understand a proof that the angle sum of a triangle is 180°
 Understand the proof that the exterior angle of a triangle of
a triangle is equal to the sum of the interior angles at the
other two vertices
 Calculate angles in more complex problems
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Interior and exterior angles  Calculate the sum of interior angles in a polygon
of polygons  Understand the polygon names; hexagon, heptagon,
octagon and decagon
 Use the angle sum of an irregular polygon in a problem
 Calculate and use the sum of the interior angles of a
regular polygon
 Understand and use fact that the exterior angles of a
polygon add up to 360°
 Understand and use the fact that the interior and exterior
angles at one vertex of a polygon add up to 180°
 Be able to calculate the exterior angle of a regular polygon
 Be able to calculate the interior angle of a regular polygon
 Be able to deduce the number of sides of a regular
polygon, given one of its angles
 Understand tessellations of regular and irregular polygons
 Tessellate combinations of polygons
 Explain why some shapes tessellate and some do not

Properties of quadrilaterals Remember the definitions and properties (including symmetry)

of special quadrilaterals, ie.
 Square
 Rectangle
 Parallelogram
 Trapezium
 Rhombus
 Kite
 List or classify quadrilaterals by their properties

Reflection and rotation  Recognise reflection symmetry and be able to draw lines of
symmetry in 2D shapes symmetry on a shape
 Recognise rotation symmetry of 2D shapes
 Identify the order of rotational symmetry of a shape
 Complete a diagram given the line or lines of symmetry
 State a line of symmetry on a grid as a simple algebraic
equation, eg. x = 2 or y = x
 Complete diagrams with a given order of rotational
symmetry
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Congruence and similarity  Understand that angles in similar shapes are the same
 Prove the congruence of triangles using SSS, SAS, ASA and
RHS and formal argument
 Understand SSS, SAS, ASA and RHS in ruler and compass
constructions
 Understand similarity of triangles and other 2D shapes,
 Use understanding of similar figures in problems
 Prove formally that two triangles are similar

Pythagoras’ theorem  Understand and use Pythagoras’ theorem in triangles

 Understand and use Pythagoras’ theorem in 3D problems
 Understand the language associated with 3D shapes,
including diagonals of a cuboid
 Use Pythagoras’ theorem to calculate the length of a
diagonal of a cuboid

Trigonometry  Understand and remember trigonometric relationships in

right angled triangles
 Use trigonometry in 2D problems
 Use trigonometry in 3D problems
 Use trigonometry to find the angle between a line and a
plane
 Find angle of elevation and angle of depression
 Use the sine rule to solve 2D and 3D problems
 Use the cosine rule to solve 2D and 3D problems
 Know the exact trigonometric values for Sin, Cos, Tan (0,
30, 45, 60, 90)
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Parts of a circle  Draw a circle with compasses, given either the diameter or
radius
Understand and remember parts of a circle:
 Centre
 Radius
 Diameter
 Chord
 Circumference
 Tangent
 Arc
 Sector
 Segment

Circle theorems and their  Prove and use each of the circle theorems:
proofs  Tangent is perpendicular to the radius at the point
the tangent meets the circle
 Two tangents from a point are equal in length
 Angle subtended from an arc at the centre is twice
the angle at the circumference
 Angle in a semicircle is a right angle
 Angles in the same segment are equal
 Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral add up to
180°
 Alternate segment theorem
 Perpendicular from the centre to a chord bisects
the chord

Using 2D diagrams to  Draw nets and show how they fold to make a 3D solid
represent 3D shapes shape
 Understand and draw front and side elevations and plans of
simple solids
 Draw a sketch of a 3D solid shape given the front and side
elevations and plan of the solid
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Transformations Rotations
 Rotate a 2D shape around the origin or other point
 Understand that a rotation is defined by an angle, direction
and a centre of rotation
 Find the centre of rotation
 Understand that a rotation produces a shape congruent to
the original
Reflections
 Understand and describe reflections
 Identify the mirror line for a reflection, and find its equation
 Understand that a reflection produces a shape congruent to
the original
Translations
 Understand and use translations
 Understand that translations are defined by a distance and
a direction using vector notation
 Translate a shape by a given vector
 Understand that a translation produces a shape congruent
to the original
Enlargements
 Understand that an enlargement is defined by a centre of
enlargement and a scale factor
 Understand that angles remain the same in an enlargement
 Enlarge a shape using (0, 0) or any other point as the
centre
 Enlarge a shape by a positive scale factor
 Enlarge a shape by a fractional scale factor
 Enlarge a shape by a negative scale factor
 Find the centre of a given enlargement
 Identify the scale factor of a given enlargement
Combined transformations
 Describe a transformation using a combination of rotation,
reflection, translation or enlargements.
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Straight edge and compass  Construct a given triangle

constructions
 Construct an equilateral triangle
 Understand that SSS, SAS, ASA and RHS triangles are
unique but ASS ones are not
 Construct a perpendicular bisector of a line
 Construct a perpendicular from a point to a line
 Construct a perpendicular from a point on a line
 Bisect an angle
 Construct angles of 60°, 90°, 30° and 45°
 Construct parallel lines
 Draw circles and arcs of a given radius
 Construct a regular hexagon inside a circle
 Construct diagrams involving any of the above
 Construct diagrams from given information

Loci  Construct a region bounded by a circle and an intersecting

line
 Construct a loci of a given distance from a point and a
given distance from a line
 Construct a loci of equal distances from two points
 Construct a loci of equal distances from two lines
 Identify regions defined by “nearer to” or “greater than”
 Find or describe regions satisfying a combination of loci

Perimeter and area  Measure shapes to find perimeter or area

 Find the perimeter of a rectangle or triangle
 Use a formula to find the area of a rectangle
 Use a formula to find the area of a triangle
 Use a formula to find the area of a parallelogram
 Use a formula to find the area of a trapezium
 Calculate the perimeter and area of compound shapes
made from triangles, rectangles and other shapes
 Find the surface area of shapes such as prisms or pyramids
by using the formulae for triangles, rectangles and other
shapes
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Area of a triangle  Calculate the area of a triangle using the formulae

A = ½ ab sinC

Circumference and area of  Find circumference of a circle using C = πd or C = 2πr

a circle  Find the area of a circle using A = πr²
 Use π = 3.142 or the π button on a calculator
 Find the perimeter and area of semcircles and quarter
circles
 Calculate the length of an arc
 Calculate the area of a sector
 Give answers in terms of π if required
 Find the surface area of a cylinder

Volumes of prisms  Use the formula to calculate the volume of a cuboid

 Calculate volume of a prism, such as a triangular prism
 Calculate the volume of a prism made from cuboids
 Find the volume of a cylinder

Complex shapes and solids  Find the surface area of cubes, cuboids, cones, pyramids,
spheres and hemispheres
 Find the volumes of cones, pyramids, spheres and
hemispheres, frustrums
 Find the surface area or volume of a compound solid made
up of other solid shapes, eg. a cuboid with pyramid on top,
or cyclinder with cone on top.
 Use volumes in complex problems
 Find the area of a segment of a circle given the radius and
length of the chord

Vectors  Understand and use vector notation

 Add or subtract two vectors
 Multiply a vector by a number
 Calculate the result of two vectors
 Solve problems using vectors
 Use vectors in geometrical proofs
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MEASURES
Maps and scale drawings  Use, interpret and construct maps and scale drawings
 Draw lines and shapes to scale
 Estimate lengths using a scale diagram

Enlargement of shapes,  Understand the effect of enlargement on perimeter, area

including solids and volume
 Understand and use the fact that area and volume are
affected differently by an enlargement
 Know the relationship between linear, area and volume
scale factors when one 2D or solid shape is an enlargement
of another

Interpretation and accuracy  Read and interpret scales on measuring equipment

 Know the relationships between seconds, minutes, hours,
days, weeks, months and years
 Use 12 and 24 hour clock times
 Calculate time intervals
 Recognise inaccuracy of measurement, and choose
appropriate units of measurement
 Understand that choice of unit affects accuracy
 Understand that measurements given to a whole unit may
be up to half a unit inaccurate in either direction

Converting measurements  Know conversion factors between different metric units

 Convert between metric units
 Convert between metric measurements of area
 Convert between metric measurements of volume
 Convert between different metric units of speed, eg. metres
per second and km per hour
 Convert between metric units of volume and metric units of
capacity, eg. 1 cm³ = 1 ml

Estimation of measures  Make estimates of measurements

 Choose appropriate units for estimates of measurements
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Bearings  Use 3 figure bearings to specify direction

 Mark a point on a diagram, given a bearing and distance
from another point
 Measure or draw a bearing on a map or scale plan
 Given a bearing of one point from another, find the bearing
of the first point from the second

Compound measures  Understand and use compound measures, including speed

and density

Measure and draw lines  Measure and draw straight lines to the nearest mm
and angles  Measure and draw angles to the nearest degree

Drawing using a ruler and  Make accurate drawings of triangles and other 2D shapes
protractor using ruler and protractor
 Make an accurate scale drawing from a diagram
 Use accurate drawing to solve bearings problems
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STATISTICS
Data handling  Decide on what data and analysis may be required for a
problem
 Data collection
 Presenting data
 Discuss data

Bias  Identify why data may be biased, and know how to

minimise bias
 Understand the implications of different sizes of samples

Designing a survey  Identify what data is needed

 Consider fairness of a survey
 Understand sample and population
 Design a question for a survey
 Criticise questions for a survey
 Understand random sampling
 Understand stratified sampling
 Calculate numbers needed for stratified sampling

Design data collection  Design and use a data collection sheet, including one for
methods continuous data
 Sort and classify data, and put data into a table
 Group data into class intervals with equal width

Tables and lists  Extract data from tables and lists

Two-way tables  Design two-way tables

 Complete a two-way table

Charts and diagrams Draw the following charts or diagrams

 Bar chart
 Dual bar chart
 Pie chart
 Histogram with equal class intervals
 Frequency polygon
 Frequency diagram for grouped discrete data
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 Scatter graph
 Line graph
 Frequency polygon for grouped data
 Grouped frequency table for continuous data
 Stem and leaf diagram
 Two-sided stem and leaf diagram
 Cumulative frequency table
 Cumulative frequency graph
 Box plots (from raw data, or when given the median and
quartiles)
 Histograms with unequal class intervals, using frequency
density

Types of average and Calculate the following

range  Mean
 Mode
 Modal class
 Median
 Interval containing the median
 Range
 Estimate the mean of grouped data using mid-points of
intervals
 Find median, quartiles and interquartile range for grouped
data
 Estimate the mean for grouped data
 Find median, quartiles and interquartile range from a
cumulative frequency graph
 Find median, quartiles and interquartile range from a box
plot

Interpreting graphs and Understand and find information from

diagrams  pie charts
 stem and leaf diagrams
 scatter graphs
 frequency polygons
 box plots
 cumulative frequency diagrams
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 histograms
 Find the median or other information from a histogram, for
example the number of people in a particular group
 Find information from line graphs, frequency polygons and
frequency diagrams
 Find information from pie charts
 Find median, mode, range and interquartile range from
stem and leaf diagrams
 Estimate values and find median, quartiles and interquartile
range from a cumulative frequency graph
 Complete a frequency table from a histogram
 Understand and define frequency density

Patterns in data  Find patterns in data

 Find exceptions in data
 Explain an isolated point on a scatter graph

Lines of best fit  Draw a line of best fit

 Understand positve, negative and no correlation
 Understand that correlation does not always imply one
thing causes the other
 Predict values using a line of best fit
 Understand that “no correlation” does not necessarily mean
no relationship between the values, just no linear
relationship

Comparing data  Compare two sets of data using shapes of distributions

 Compare two sets of data using averages and spread, such
as median, range and quartiles
 Compare spread using box plots or cumulative frequency
graphs
 Compare two pie charts
 Compare data from dual bar charts
 Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different
types of average

Using calculators  Calculate mean using the correct key on a scientific

calculator
 Σx and Σfx or calculation of the line of best fit
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PROBABILITY
Probability language and  Impossible, unlikely, even chance, likely and certain events
the probability scale  Mark events or probabilities on a 0 to 1 probability scale
 Write probabilities as fractions, decimals or percentages

Estimates of probability and  Find probabilities of events using dice, spinners, coins
relative frequency  Understand and use relative frequency as estimates of
probability
 Calculate an estimate of how many times an event will
occur, given its probability and the number of trials

Listing events  List the outcomes for one or two events

 Use and draw diagrams to show all possibilities

Mutually exclusive  Understand that the sum of all the mutually exclusive
outcomes outcomes is 1
 Know that if P is a probability of an outcome occurring,
then 1 - P is the probability of the same outcome not
occurring
 Fill in a missing probability in a table
 Know and use the fact that, for mutually exclusive events,
P(A OR B) = P(A) + P(B)

Independent events  Know that, for independent events,

P(A AND B) = P(A) x P(B)
 Understand the difference in calculation for selection of an
object with or without replacement

Tree diagrams  Draw a probability tree diagram

 Calculate probability of compound events from a tree
diagram

Venn diagrams  Understand venn diagram notation

 Calculate conditional probabilities

Experimental data and  Compare experimental data with theoretical probability

theoretical probability  Understand that the same experiment repeated can have
different results, and that increasing sample size increases
accuracy
 Compare results from different sample sizes
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