Dr Alexa Simm

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?

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 wetter. Source:...

With less than 4 months until the first GCSE Statistics (Edexcel)  exam, thoughts may be turning more earnestly towards revision. We have a self-paced online GCSE Statistics Revision course   available which includes: ·         Bitesize revision videos   ·         Summary course notes  comprising the main theory along with worked examples   ·         Video lessons on how to attempt exam questions  for each topic unit   ·         Practice exam questions  with fully worked suggested answers  ...