GCSE Module 1 Foundation
- what you need to know
This is a list of all the topics that you need to know for Module 1 Foundation. An idea of the grade level is given in brackets
Statistical Calculations
- Find the mode for a
set of numbers (G)
- Find the median for
a set of numbers (G)
- Work out the range
for a set of numbers or a graph (F)
- Calculate the mean
for a set of numbers (F)
- Find the median for
an even set of numbers (F)
- Write down the mode
from a graph (F)
- Calculate the ‘fx’
column for frequency distribution (E)
- Compare the mean
and range of two distributions (E)
- Calculate the mean
for a frequency distribution (D)
- Find the modal
class for grouped data (D)
- Find the mean and
median for grouped data (C)
Collecting Data
- Design and use
tally charts for discrete and grouped data (G)
- Design and use
two-way tables for discrete and
grouped data (E) - Classify and know
the difference between various types of data (D)
- Use a variety of
different sampling methods (D)
- Design and use data
collection sheets and questionnaires (D)
- Identify possible
sources of bias in the design and use of data collection sheets and
questionnaires (C)
- Construct and
interpret a pictogram (G)
- Construct and
interpret a bar chart (G)
- Construct and
interpret a dual bar chart (F)
- Interpret a pie
chart (F)
- Construct a pie
chart (E)
- Interpret a stem
and leaf diagram (E)
- Construct an
ordered stem and leaf diagram (D)
- Construct a
frequency diagram (D)
- Interpret a time
series graph (D)
Scatter Graphs
- Draw a scatter
graph by plotting points on a graph (D)
- Interpret the
scatter graph (D)
- Draw a line of best
fit on the scatter graph (D)
- Interpret the line
of best fit (C)
- Identify the types
and strength of the correlation (C)
Probability
- Understand and use
the vocabulary of probability (G)
- Understand and use
a probability scale (F)
- Express a
probability as a fraction (F)
- Display outcomes
systematically (F)
- Understand the
difference between experimental and theoretical probability (E)
- Understand and use
relative frequency (E)
- Use a two-way table
to find a probability (D)
- Understand mutually
exclusive outcomes (D)
- Use the fact that
the probabilities of mutually exclusive outcomes add up to 1 (D)
- Use probability to
estimate outcomes for a population (C)