A JUNE 2026 PAPER 1
QP PURE MATHS AND
STATISTICS.pdf
Random Sample - answer-Assign a number to each member of the population then use
a random number generator to choose a random selection of numbers.
Biased Sample - answer-One that doesn't represent the whole representation. A small
sample is more likely to be biased
Primary Data - answer-Data that you have collected yourself
Secondary Data - answer-Data from any source but yourself
Qualitative data - answer-Descriptive data
Quantitive data - answer-Numerical data
Discrete data - answer-Number can only take certain values (ie integers)
Continuous data - answer-Numbers can take any value
Census - answer-A sample which includes every member of the population
Sample - answer-A subset of the population
Simple random sampling - answer-Any group of individuals are equally likely to be
chosen as one another
Stratified sampling - answer-Population is divided into groups called strata
Quota sampling - answer-Sample taken from each stratum is random but by specific
properties