How can we predict the magnitude of earthquakes and estimate the damage that they will cause? How can we estimate the levels of safe drinking water in war-torn countries? How many years do we have until climate change endangers us all?
Questions like these can be better answered through the collection and analysis of statistics. A GCSE in statistics gives you a wider understanding of issues of local, national and global importance.
Examination Board: Edexcel
Specification Name: Statistics
Link: Statistics
This statistics GCSE will be awarded separately from GCSE mathematics, so you end up with two GCSEs. However, many of the statistics topics appear on the mathematics course too, so your grade in mathematics may well be improved through your study of statistics.
| Year 10 Content | Term |
|---|---|
| Collecting Data | Autumn |
| Processing and Representing Data | Autumn |
| Summarising Data | Spring |
| Scatter Graphs | Spring |
| Time Series Graphs | Summer |
| Year 11 Content | Term |
|---|---|
| Probability | Autumn |
| Index Numbers | Autumn |
| Probability Distributions (Higher only) | Spring |
