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AQA Level 3 Mathematical Studies 1350
137 points in 13 topics, with AQA's codes and titles.
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3.1 Analysis of data
- D1 Data
- D1.1 Qualitative and quantitative data
- D1.2 Primary and secondary data
- D1.3 Collecting primary and secondary data
- D2 Collecting and sampling data
- D2.1 Inferring population properties from a sample
- D2.2 Random, cluster, stratified and quota sampling
- D3 Representing data numerically
- D3.1 Averages, quartiles, percentiles, range and standard deviation
- D3.2 Interpreting numerical measures of data
- D4 Representing data diagrammatically
- D4.1 Diagrams for grouped discrete and continuous data
3.2 Maths for personal finance
- F1 Numerical calculations
- F1.1 Substituting into formulae and spreadsheets
- F1.2 Order of operations
- F1.3 Limits of accuracy and error intervals
- F1.4 Approximate solutions to financial problems
- F2 Percentages
- F2.1 Percentages as fractions, decimals and multipliers
- F2.2 One quantity as a percentage of another
- F2.3 Comparing quantities with percentages
- F2.4 Percentages over 100%
- F2.5 Percentage change problems
- F3 Interest rates
- F3.1 Simple and compound interest
- F3.2 Savings and investments
- F4 Repayments and the cost of credit
- F4.1 Student loans and mortgages
- F5 Graphical representation
- F5.1 Graphs in financial contexts
- F6 Taxation
- F6.1 Income tax, National Insurance and VAT
- F7 Solution to financial problems
- F7.1 Inflation and price indices
- F7.2 Solving financial problems
- F7.3 Currency exchange rates and commission
- F7.4 Budgeting
3.3 Estimation
3.4 Critical analysis of given data and models (including spreadsheets and tabular data)
3.5 The normal distribution
3.6 Probabilities and estimation
3.7 Correlation and regression
- S7 Correlation
- S7.1 Types and strength of correlation
- S7.2 Correlation and causation
- S7.3 Outliers
- S8 The product moment correlation coefficient (pmcc)
- S8.1 The pmcc as a measure of correlation strength
- S8.2 The range of the pmcc
- S8.3 Interpreting positive, zero and negative pmcc
- S9 Regression lines
- S9.1 Scatter diagrams and lines of best fit
- S9.2 Regression lines
- S9.3 Plotting a regression line from its equation
- S9.4 Interpolation with regression lines
- S9.5 Problems with extrapolation
- S10 Calculations
- S10.1 Calculating the pmcc and regression line
3.8 Critical path analysis
3.9 Expectation
3.10 Cost benefit analysis
3.11 Graphical methods
3.12 Rates of change
3.13 Exponential functions
- G6 The exponential function a to the power x
- G6.1 Evaluating exponential functions with a calculator
- G6.2 Solving exponential equations with logarithms
- G7 The number e
- G7.1 e as the standard base for exponentials
- G8 Exponential growth and decay
- G8.1 Forming exponential equations
- G8.2 Modelling growth and decay