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GCSE Statistics Extended Response Questions

Students often struggle or avoid these questions so it is worth practising and learning how to approach them. Both Papers 1 and 2 (Foundation and Higher) in GCSE Statistics (Edexcel 9-1) will include an extended response question. They are usually worth 5 or 6 marks. Key Tips for GCSE Statistics Extended Response Questions Use the marks available for the question as a guide for how many points you need to make in your answer. If the question is worth 6 marks, you need to mak

Data Presentation and the Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics are currently on and Great Britain are hoping for their first medal. The following chart shows the previous Winter Olympics where Great Britain have won their most medals. Source: BBC Using this as a bit of revision for GCSE Statistics: What is this type of chart called? Are there any ways the presentation of this data may be misleading? Or ways it could be improved?

Choropleth Maps

Anyone else had enough of the rain this year? Interestingly, the Met Office have mapped the rainfall across the UK in January 2026 comparing it to the average January rainfall over the last 30 years using a choropleth map. Choropleth maps classify regions of a geographical area by shading, with a key showing what each grade of shading represents. This map uses a combination of two colours, each getting darker as they move further away from the average to indicate drier and w

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