A LEVEL

Statistics A-Level

What is A-Level Statistics?

Statistics is used in everything from deciding how much orange juice Booths or Aldi will buy next year, to whether or not a new drug will indeed cure a serious illness. It is a subject relating to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation and presentation of data. This branch of Mathematics is used in situations involving variability or uncertainty, such as weather forecasting, finance or assessing the effects of medicines.  For the Statistics course, we highly recommend the Casio fx-9860GII calculators.

What Will You Study?

• Numerical measures – averages and spread
• Reading and interpreting statistical diagrams
• Probability theory
• Discrete random variables
• Binomial probability distribution
• Normal distribution
• Correlation and Regression
• Sampling
• Approximations
• Hypothesis tests for the mean
• Hypothesis tests for proportions
• Non-parametric tests
• Contingency tables
• Poisson distribution
• Linear combinations

What Next?

Students with an A Level in Statistics have found their skills to be valuable when taking degrees in Anthropology, Biology, Business Studies, Geography and Psychology. You may be surprised at just how many interesting jobs there are for statisticians, such as an Actuary, Accountant, Environmental Statistician, Government Statistician, Sports Statistician, Pharmaceutical Statistician, Biometrician, Forensic Statistician, Health Service Statistician, Medical Statistician, School Teacher and University Lecturer. Statistics is now used so widely that many employers would see a qualification in Statistics as a distinct advantage. Many students have enjoyed Statistics so much that they go on to study it further at university.

Exam Board

AQA

Entry Requirements

At least two 5s and three 4s at GCSE, including at least a 4 in Maths and English Language.

Course Type

A-Level

What other subjects go well with this subject?

Maths, Biology, Geography, Psychology, PE, Chemistry, Sociology, Business Studies and Economics.