Cambridge IGCSE Statistics

Written by an experienced teacher and author, this coursebook helps your students build a confident working knowledge of concepts in probability and statistics. Students will develop their data literacy skills by using statistics in real-world contexts and analysing the results of statistical techniques. A wide range of activities provide opportunities to practise applying key statistical methods and measures, such as sampling, linear interpolation and standard deviation. Help your students prepare for further study by providing opportunities to display their practical skills, such as selecting an appropriate statistics technique for a given scenario and explaining their reasoning. This coursebook has additional support features for planning and teaching, as well as supporting visuals and a clear language of instruction. Suitable to support the Cambridge IGCSE Statistics syllabus (0479) for examination from 2027.

Features

• Varied exercises throughout each unit encourage students to practise key skills in real-life contexts.
• Worked examples demonstrate the process of a specific task and provide examples of data interpretation, offering an ideal problem-solving structure to support students.
• Investigation tasks enable students to further enhance their knowledge by exploring key concepts in more depth.
• 'Discussion' feature encourages students to talk about what they have learnt and consider different techniques and interpretations of statistics.
• 'Self-assessment' feature encourages students to think about how they have approached each task and consider their level of understanding.
• 'Reflection' feature helps students consolidate their learning and consider how they could improve further.
• Self-evaluation checklists, with 'I am able to' statements linked to the learning intentions, help students review their knowledge.
• Support for English as a second language (ESL) learners with highlighted key words, supporting illustrations, and a clear language of instruction.
• Additional support for planning and teaching with the 'Getting started' feature, which helps you assess what students already know about each topic and identify any learning gaps.
• Useful formula is highlighted next to exercises where it may be used to aid calculations and tips are included to guide students through key topics.

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