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Overview

This course is designed to provide many more students with access to the statistics they actually need, emphasising more on interpretation and modelling and being less mathematical in nature. The course is therefore, particularly useful for students taking other GCE subjects that involve some statistics: Geography, Biology, Business Studies, Psychology, Economics etc.

This course is aimed at those who need more statistics than that contained in GCSE Mathematics, but do not want to take AS GCE or Advanced GCE Mathematics. It is also suitable for those already in employment or intending to progress directly into employment. No prior knowledge of the subject is required.

Specification aims

The aims of these specifications are to encourage students to:

• Develop their understanding of statistics and statistical processes in a way that promotes confidence and fosters enjoyment.
• Develop the ability to use data to argue a case and to recognise incorrect reasoning.
• Extend their range of statistical skills and techniques and judge when it is appropriate to use them.
• Recognise how statistics may be used to model a situation and understand the relationship between 'real world' problems and standard statistical models, and how these can be refined and improved.
• Understand what is involved in statistical experiments.
• Use statistics as an effective means of communication.
• Read and comprehend arguments and articles concerning applications of statistics.
• Acquire the skills needed to use the statistical functions on calculators and in computer software effectively, recognise when such use may be inappropriate and be aware of the limitations of any outputs.
• Develop an awareness of the relevance of statistics to other fields of study, to the world of work and to society in general.