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Exam CS1

CS1 practice questions

Original questions in the style of both papers, sorted by syllabus area, each with hints, a worked solution and a marking schedule.

Paper A3 hours 20 minutes, a theory paper answered in Word
Paper B1 hour 50 minutes, questions answered in R, results presented in Word

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Aims and stages of an analysis

Paper A style · Data analysis · Straightforward · 9 marks

A general insurer's analytics team has been asked to carry out three pieces of work using its motor portfolio data:

(a) summarising the average claim cost in each region last year for the annual report;

(b) using a random sample of 2,000 policies to assess whether the claim frequency of drivers aged under 25 differs from that of older drivers across the whole portfolio, with a measure of the uncertainty;

(c) forecasting the number of claims the insurer will receive next quarter.

  1. (i)

    State, with a reason, whether each of (a), (b) and (c) has a descriptive, an inferential or a predictive aim.

    3 marks
  2. (ii)

    Describe the main stages the team should follow to carry out piece of work (c), from defining the problem to reporting the results.

    4 marks
  3. (iii)

    Suggest two tools or techniques the team could use in the exploratory stage of piece of work (a), and say what each would show.

    2 marks

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Do I need statistical tables?

Paper A questions here give every critical value they need. In Paper B questions you use R for probabilities and quantiles, as in the exam.