The Avon Valley School & Performing Arts College
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GCSE Statistics
The course can only be studied by able mathematicians.
GCSE Statistics will be assessed entirely by an end of course examination. This will take place at
the end of Year 10 and so not coincide with other GCSEs. It will also mean that you will have a
highly thought of GCSE result well in advance of your college applications or interviews.
It is recommended that a specialist calculator is purchased for use in this examination.
During Year 11 you will use your lessons to enhance your mathematics studies in order to ensure a
really high maths grade or even begin work on A level maths. The most able can take an additional
qualification in Additional Mathematics.
This course aims to:
Help students acquire knowledge and understanding of statistical techniques and concepts
Encourage statistical problem solving
Develop students’ understanding of the importance and limitations of statistics
Support students in their progression through statistics and other related subjects (such as
psychology)
This course entails:
Using statistical techniques in a variety of authentic investigations, using real world data
(both primary and secondary as appropriate) in contexts such as, but not limited to,
populations, climate, sales, etc.
Identifying trends through carrying out appropriate calculations and data visualisation
techniques
The application of statistical techniques across the curriculum, in subjects such as the
sciences, social sciences, computing, geography, business and economics, and outside of
the classroom in the world in general
Critically evaluating their own data, calculations and evaluations, and of a range of published
data, calculations and evaluations that would be commonly encountered in their studies and
in everyday life
Gaining direct experience of using some of the technologies that have enabled the
collection, visualisation and analysis of large quanti