A Level Further Mathematics for OCR A Statistics Student Book (AS/A Level)
New 2017 Cambridge A Level Maths and Further Maths resources to help students with learning and revision.
Written for the OCR AS/A Level Further Mathematics specification for first teaching from 2017, this print Student Book covers the Statistics content for AS and A Level. It balances accessible exposition with a wealth of worked examples, exercises and opportunities to test and consolidate learning, providing a clear and structured pathway for progressing through the course. It is underpinned by a strong pedagogical approach, with an emphasis on skills development and the synoptic nature of the course. Includes answers to aid independent study.
Features
- Written specifically for the 2017 qualifications, so teachers and learners can be confident that the content and aims of the specifications are comprehensively covered.
- Frequent assessment opportunities to support the linear courses, including levelled practice questions, past paper questions, cross-topic review exercises and practice papers.
- Strong pedagogical focus, with an emphasis on the important overarching skills integral to the 2017 AS/A Level (problem solving, modelling and proof), as well as features to tackle common misconceptions.
- Emphasis on developing synoptic links between pure and applied areas of maths, helping students to build a coherent mathematical understanding.
- Free downloadable Schemes of Work are available on our website to assist with teacher planning.
- Answers to all exercises are located at the back of the Student Book.
Table of Contents
- 1. Counting principles and probability
- 2. Discrete random variables
- 3. Poisson distribution
- 4. Non-parametric hypothesis tests
- Focus on proof 1
- Focus on problem solving 1
- Focus on modelling 1
- Cross-topic review exercise 1
- 5. Correlation and regression
- 6. Chi-squared tests
- 7. Continuous distributions
- 8. Combining random variables
- 9. Further hypothesis tests and confidence intervals
- Focus on proof 2
- Focus on problem solving 2
- Focus on modelling 2
- Cross-topic review exercise 2
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