GCSE Statistics Exam Questions

Which country had the largest total area of land?

• Netherlands

• Spain

• France

• UK

Which country had the largest area of forest?

• Germany

• Spain

• France

• UK

Work out the area of land with no forest in the UK.

• 3

• 21 million

• 1.5 million

• 3 million

Estimate the area of land in Germany with forest as a percentage of the total area of land in Germany.

• 30%

• 12 million

• 33.3...%

• 66.6...%

A list of all voters in a town is called...

• Census

• Sampling Frame

• Encapsulation

• Sample

A newspaper conducted a random sample of all the voters in the town. Explain what is meant by the word ‘random’.

• Each voter has an equal chance of being selected.

• People are chosen randomly.

• There is no bias.

• Each voter has a chance of being selected.

Give one advantage of using a census rather than a sample.

• It is easier.

• It is cheaper.

• It is the most accurate.

• It doesn't take long.

Explain what is meant by primary data.

• Data that comes first.

• Data collected from primary schools.

• Data that is the most important.

• Data collected by the person using it.

Give one advantage of using primary data.

• The data is important.

• Know how data was obtained.

• The data is useful.

• The data can be used right away.

The amount of money male employees spend on food in the canteen varies more than the amount of money female employees spend in the canteen.

Write down the name of a statistic that could calculate to investigate this hypothesis.

• A graph.

• Stratified sample.

• Max value.

• Standard deviation.