- Ensure targeted development of reasoning and problem-solving skills with plenty of practice questions and structured exercises that build statistical skills and techniques.

- Identify connections between topics, with real-world contexts to help develop modelling skills, thus providing a fuller and more coherent understanding of statistical concepts.

- Address the new statistics requirements with questions around the use of large data sets.

- Cover the use of technology in mathematics with a variety of questions based around the use of spreadsheets, graphing software and graphical calculators.

- Overcome misconceptions and develop insight into problem solving with annotated worked examples.