One Year AS Level Course or Full Two Year A-level Course
AS/A2 LEVEL IN STATISTICS Why study Statistics?
Mrs A Kerr
The AS and A-level Statistics qualification will appeal to the student who wishes to pursue study of a numerate post- 16 subject, but may not want to study pure mathematics. It is designed to give an understanding of the calculation of statistical measures, as well as their application and interpretation, without requiring knowledge of pure mathematics beyond GCSE. For example, no calculus techniques are required and questions, that are essentially algebraic problems will not be set. The content has been selected to include statistical knowledge, skill and techniques which are needed for the study of other subjects, such as biology, economics, geography, psychology and business studies.
Entrance requirements
Whilst students with GCSE Statistics will be advantaged, students with a strong grade in mathematics will also be welcome.
The entry requirements will be a Grade A or above at GCSE Mathematics or GCSE Statistics. Consideration will be given to students with a high Grade B.
Providing you do not wish to go on to study a degree which requires A-level mathematics (e.g mathematics, physics or engineering), many students will achieve a higher grade studying A-level Statistics, rather than A-level Mathematics.
For the majority of university degrees the A-level grade is much more important than the subject studied.
Unless you wish to become a mathematician, physicist or engineer, A-level Statistics could help you get that all important university place!
How are the lessons taught?
There are eight hours of lessons every fortnight. Students will be expected to do at least a further 6 hours of private study every fortnight.
Subject at AS Unit S1
There’s no significant evidence to prove that statistics is not where it’s at!
Numerical measures, probability, binomial distribution, estimation
correlation and regression Assessment: written paper worth 33% of AS mark.
Unit S2 Time series analysis, sampling, discrete probability distributions,
interpretation of data, application of hypothesis testing Assessment: written paper worth 33% of AS mark.
50 Unit S3
Students study: application of contingency tables in real-world situations, distribution free methods and correlation Assessment: written paper worth 33% of AS mark.
Subject at A2
The GCSE Statistics course is divided into three modules S4, S5 and S6. Each module is studied consecutively over one year and concludes with an examination. There is no coursework.
Unit S4
This unit includes study of: continuous probability distributions, distributional approximations, estimation in a real-world context, application of hypothesis.
Assessment: written paper worth 33% of A-level mark. Unit S5
Unit 5 involves studying continuous probability distributions, estimations and application of hypothesis testing.
Assessment: written paper worth 33% of A-level mark. Unit S6
In this unit students study: experimental design, analysis of variance, statistical process control and acceptance sampling.
Assessment: written paper worth 33% of A-level mark.
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