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Statistics STUDY LEVEL CONTACT DETAILS A level Michael Griffiths, Head of Department [email protected] Using and understanding data is becoming increasingly important in many areas of study and employment. Understanding of statistics is a crucial skill, and this specification aims to give students the tools needed to help them prepare for higher education and the workplace. A level Statistics might appeal to the student seeking to pursue the study of a numerate post-16 subject but not wishing to study pure mathematics. It sits well with subjects such as A level Biology, Psychology, Geography, Business Studies and Economics. What will I study? Co-curricular activities? Where might it lead? The emphasis is on using and applying statistics; appropriate interpretation of contexts and the outcomes of statistical procedures will be required. As part of our commitment to ensuring students enjoy the challenges that studying mathematics brings, we arrange a number of activities throughout the year to enrich their experience. Studying Statistics is a great course to complement work in the sciences or social sciences. Most students will go on to a career in one of the following areas: statistics/data analysis, psychology, biology, geography, business and social sciences. Content will focus on using distributions to make predictions and completing hypothesis tests to test the validity of assertions made about data in a variety of practical contexts. These include opportunities to apply their knowledge to real world examples and trips to identify where the statistics students study in class will be used in the real world. Students will sit three papers at the end of their second year, each lasting for two hours. C SirJohnDeanes A SirJohnDeanes www.sjd.ac.uk 37