Core Mathematics - Level 3 Certificate in Core Maths B (MEI)

Assessment

This course teaches students the spreadsheet and analysis skills to enable them to understand this world. Core Maths also explains that the statistical skills learned at GCSE are not simply a random set of isolated techniques. Learners will study the statistical problem-solving cycle and use this to solve a wide variety of problems. The content is split between two components: Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning and Statistical Problem Solving. In the content Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning, learners are taught to use a modelling cycle, a statistical problem-solving cycle and a financial problem-solving cycle. They are also taught to use spreadsheets to work on a variety of problems. In the content Statistical Problem Solving, learners use spreadsheets and the statistical problem-solving cycle to analyse authentic statistical problems arising from a variety of work, life and study-related contexts. They are introduced to more sophisticated statistical techniques and so are able to address a wider range of problems. Learners are expected to work with large, real data sets during the course and familiarity with the contexts involved in one such data set will be expected in the examination.