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GCSE Foundation Maths: Sampling and Populations (Calculator)

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GCSE Foundation Maths: Sampling and Populations (Calculator): 13 questions, marked instantly with every answer explained. Free, no sign-up, no adverts in the test. This test is for GCSE (Years 10 and 11, ages 14–16). In the US, that's about Grades 9 and 10.

Before you start

13 questions on populations and samples, random and biased samples, and estimating from a sample, picked at random from a bank of 26, so every try is different. Calculator allowed. Type a number, or choose an answer. Questions with units tell you which unit to use. Choose Practice to see each answer explained as you go, or Test to see your score and explanations at the end.

  • 13 questions – a new mix each time you try
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GCSE-style practice by Classfern. Not an official test and not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board, Ofqual or the Department for Education.

Curriculum: the GCSE subject content covered here – S1 – infer properties of populations or distributions from a sample, whilst knowing the limitations of sampling; S5 – apply statistics to describe a population.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Curriculum statements from: Department for Education, Mathematics GCSE subject content and assessment objectives, © Crown copyright 2013.

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