A Level St
atistics
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Specification
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Statistics (9ST0)
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First teaching from September 2017
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First certification from 2019
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,
,Contents
1 Introduction 2
WhyechooseePearsoneEdexceleASeande AeLeveleStatistics? 2
Supportingeyoueineplanningeandeimplementingethisequalification 3
Qualificationeateaeglance: 4
2 Subjectecontenteandeassessmenteinformation 6
Content 7
StatisticaleEnquiryeCyclee(SEC) 20
3 Assessmenteinformation 22
AssessmenteObjectives 24
4 Administrationeandegeneraleinformation 25
Entries 25
Accessearrangements,ereasonableeadjustments,especialeconsiderationeand
malpractice 25
Studenterecruitmenteandeprogression 27
Appendixe1:eFormulaeethatestudentsemusteknow 31
Appendixe2:eFormulaeeandestatisticaletablesethatestudentsewillebe
giveneinetheeexams 32
Appendixe3:eNumericaleskills 36
Appendixe4:eUseeofecalculatorseandeotheretechnology 38
Appendixe5:eTheecontexteforetheedevelopmenteofethisequalification 40
Appendixe6:eTransferableeskills 42
Appendixe7:eLevele3eExtendedeProjectequalification 43
Appendixe8:eCodes 45
, 1 Introduction
Why choose Pearson Edexcel AS and
e e e e e e
A Level Statistics?
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Usingeandeunderstandingedataeisebecomingeincreasinglyeimportanteinemanyeareaseofestudyeande
employment.eUnderstandingeofestatisticseiseaecrucialeskill,eandethisespecificationeaimsetoegiveest
udentsetheetoolseneededetoehelpethemeprepareeforehighereeducationeandetheeworkplace.
ASeandeAeLeveleStatisticsemighteappealetoetheestudenteseekingetoepursueetheestudyeofeaenum
erateepost-
16esubjectebutenotewishingetoestudyepureemathematics.eItesitsewellewithesubjectsesucheaseAele
veleBiology,ePsychology,eGeography,eBusinesseStudieseandeEconomics.eTheeemphasiseiseoneu
singeandeapplyingestatistics;eappropriateeinterpretationeofecontextseandetheeoutcomeseofestati
sticaleproceduresewillebeerequired.
We’veelistenedetoefeedbackefrometheemathematicsesubjectecommunity.eWe’veeusedethiseoppor
tunityeofecurriculumechangeetoeredesignequalificationsesoethatetheyereflectetheedemandseofeaew
ideevarietyeofeendeuserse–
eaequalificationethateenableseyourestudentsetoeapplyethemselveseandegiveethemetheelogical,epr
oblem-solvingeandenumericaleskillsetoesucceedeinetheirechosenepathway.
Weewilleprovide:
Straightforwardeassessmentestructure.eOurenewequalificationehaseaestraightforwardestruct
ure,ewithethreeepaperseofeequalesizeeandeweighting:eoneepapereassessingedataeandeprobability,e
anothereonestatisticaleinference,eandeaethirdepapereassessingetheespecificationeaseaewhole.eThees
tatisticaleenquiryecycleeiseintegratedewithetheestatisticalemethods,esupportingeaneintegratedeapp
roachetoestatisticseteaching,elearningeandeexamepreparation.
Co-
teachableeASeandeAeLevelequalifications.eIncreasedepressureeoneteachingetimeemeansethat
eit’seimportanteyouecanecoveretheecontenteofedifferentespecificationsetogether.eCo-
teachingeASeandeAeLeveleprovidesethiseflexibilityeforeyoueandeyourestudents.eCentreseco-
teachingeASeandeAeLevelecanedeliveretheefirstetenetopicseinetheefirsteyear,eallowingestudentsetoe
beeenteredeforetheeASeatetheeendeofeyear.
Accessibleequestionepapersethatesupporteaerangeeofeabilities.eOureexamepapersefollo
wetheesameeclearedesignethateyou’veetoldeusemakesethemesoeaccessible,ewithecarefuleramping
ealsoeensuringeaerangeeofechallengeetoesupportestudentseofealleabilitieseineachievingetheirepote
ntial.
Real-
worldedataeandecontexteforetransferableeskills.eOurequalificationsewillehelpestudentsetoede
velopetheeskillseofestatisticaleenquiry,eandepractiseetheeunderpinningestatisticalecalculationsean
deinterpretationeusingereal-
worldedataeandeauthenticecontexts.eOureapproachesupportseskillsedevelopmenteforeprogression
etoeaerangeeofeotheresubjectseandedevelopseaneawarenesseofestatisticsebeyondetheeclassroom.
Trusted,eexpertesupporteforetheespecifications.eChangeeiseeasierewithetheerightesupport,e
soewe’llebeeonehandetoegiveeyoueanyesupporteandeadviceeyoueneedeonehowetoeunderstandeandei
mplementetheechanges.eWhethereit’sethrougheoureLaunch,eGettingeReadyetoeTeacheandeCollab
orativeeNetworkeevents,eoreviaetheerenownedeMathseEmporiumeledebyeour
in-
houseemathseexperteGrahameCumming,ewe’llebeeavailableefaceetoeface,eonlineeandeoveretheeph
oneethroughoutetheelifetimeeofetheequalification.eWe’llealsoeprovideeyouewithealletheeusualefreee
materials,esucheaseschemeseofework,emappingedocumentseandeexemplareanswers.
atistics
e e
Specification
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Statistics (9ST0)
e e e e e e e e
First teaching from September 2017
e e e e
First certification from 2019
e e e Issue 1
e
,
,Contents
1 Introduction 2
WhyechooseePearsoneEdexceleASeande AeLeveleStatistics? 2
Supportingeyoueineplanningeandeimplementingethisequalification 3
Qualificationeateaeglance: 4
2 Subjectecontenteandeassessmenteinformation 6
Content 7
StatisticaleEnquiryeCyclee(SEC) 20
3 Assessmenteinformation 22
AssessmenteObjectives 24
4 Administrationeandegeneraleinformation 25
Entries 25
Accessearrangements,ereasonableeadjustments,especialeconsiderationeand
malpractice 25
Studenterecruitmenteandeprogression 27
Appendixe1:eFormulaeethatestudentsemusteknow 31
Appendixe2:eFormulaeeandestatisticaletablesethatestudentsewillebe
giveneinetheeexams 32
Appendixe3:eNumericaleskills 36
Appendixe4:eUseeofecalculatorseandeotheretechnology 38
Appendixe5:eTheecontexteforetheedevelopmenteofethisequalification 40
Appendixe6:eTransferableeskills 42
Appendixe7:eLevele3eExtendedeProjectequalification 43
Appendixe8:eCodes 45
, 1 Introduction
Why choose Pearson Edexcel AS and
e e e e e e
A Level Statistics?
e e
Usingeandeunderstandingedataeisebecomingeincreasinglyeimportanteinemanyeareaseofestudyeande
employment.eUnderstandingeofestatisticseiseaecrucialeskill,eandethisespecificationeaimsetoegiveest
udentsetheetoolseneededetoehelpethemeprepareeforehighereeducationeandetheeworkplace.
ASeandeAeLeveleStatisticsemighteappealetoetheestudenteseekingetoepursueetheestudyeofeaenum
erateepost-
16esubjectebutenotewishingetoestudyepureemathematics.eItesitsewellewithesubjectsesucheaseAele
veleBiology,ePsychology,eGeography,eBusinesseStudieseandeEconomics.eTheeemphasiseiseoneu
singeandeapplyingestatistics;eappropriateeinterpretationeofecontextseandetheeoutcomeseofestati
sticaleproceduresewillebeerequired.
We’veelistenedetoefeedbackefrometheemathematicsesubjectecommunity.eWe’veeusedethiseoppor
tunityeofecurriculumechangeetoeredesignequalificationsesoethatetheyereflectetheedemandseofeaew
ideevarietyeofeendeuserse–
eaequalificationethateenableseyourestudentsetoeapplyethemselveseandegiveethemetheelogical,epr
oblem-solvingeandenumericaleskillsetoesucceedeinetheirechosenepathway.
Weewilleprovide:
Straightforwardeassessmentestructure.eOurenewequalificationehaseaestraightforwardestruct
ure,ewithethreeepaperseofeequalesizeeandeweighting:eoneepapereassessingedataeandeprobability,e
anothereonestatisticaleinference,eandeaethirdepapereassessingetheespecificationeaseaewhole.eThees
tatisticaleenquiryecycleeiseintegratedewithetheestatisticalemethods,esupportingeaneintegratedeapp
roachetoestatisticseteaching,elearningeandeexamepreparation.
Co-
teachableeASeandeAeLevelequalifications.eIncreasedepressureeoneteachingetimeemeansethat
eit’seimportanteyouecanecoveretheecontenteofedifferentespecificationsetogether.eCo-
teachingeASeandeAeLeveleprovidesethiseflexibilityeforeyoueandeyourestudents.eCentreseco-
teachingeASeandeAeLevelecanedeliveretheefirstetenetopicseinetheefirsteyear,eallowingestudentsetoe
beeenteredeforetheeASeatetheeendeofeyear.
Accessibleequestionepapersethatesupporteaerangeeofeabilities.eOureexamepapersefollo
wetheesameeclearedesignethateyou’veetoldeusemakesethemesoeaccessible,ewithecarefuleramping
ealsoeensuringeaerangeeofechallengeetoesupportestudentseofealleabilitieseineachievingetheirepote
ntial.
Real-
worldedataeandecontexteforetransferableeskills.eOurequalificationsewillehelpestudentsetoede
velopetheeskillseofestatisticaleenquiry,eandepractiseetheeunderpinningestatisticalecalculationsean
deinterpretationeusingereal-
worldedataeandeauthenticecontexts.eOureapproachesupportseskillsedevelopmenteforeprogression
etoeaerangeeofeotheresubjectseandedevelopseaneawarenesseofestatisticsebeyondetheeclassroom.
Trusted,eexpertesupporteforetheespecifications.eChangeeiseeasierewithetheerightesupport,e
soewe’llebeeonehandetoegiveeyoueanyesupporteandeadviceeyoueneedeonehowetoeunderstandeandei
mplementetheechanges.eWhethereit’sethrougheoureLaunch,eGettingeReadyetoeTeacheandeCollab
orativeeNetworkeevents,eoreviaetheerenownedeMathseEmporiumeledebyeour
in-
houseemathseexperteGrahameCumming,ewe’llebeeavailableefaceetoeface,eonlineeandeoveretheeph
oneethroughoutetheelifetimeeofetheequalification.eWe’llealsoeprovideeyouewithealletheeusualefreee
materials,esucheaseschemeseofework,emappingedocumentseandeexemplareanswers.
